Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 113 in BNS
§ 113 IPC→§ 53 BNS
Liability of abettor for an effect caused by the act abetted. Section 113 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Liability of abettor for an effect caused by the act abetted) corresponds to Section 53 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
Verify before you rely on this. Renumbering under the 2023 codes is not a clean one-to-one exercise — provisions were merged, split and reworded. Always check the printed bare act.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 were renumbered:
| IPC | Provision | BNS |
|---|---|---|
| 109 | Punishment of abetment if the act abetted is committed | 49 |
| 110 | Punishment of abetment if person abetted does act with different intention | 50 |
| 111 | Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act done | 51 |
| 114 | Abettor present when offence is committed | 54 |
| 115 | Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life | 55 |
| 116 | Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment | 56 |
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