Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 114 in BNS
§ 114 IPC→§ 54 BNS
Abettor present when offence is committed. Section 114 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Abettor present when offence is committed) corresponds to Section 54 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 113 | Liability of abettor for an effect caused by the act abetted | 53 |
| 115 | Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life | 55 |
| 116 | Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment | 56 |
| 117 | Abetting commission of offence by the public or by more than ten persons | 57 |
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