PPC § 115 — Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life if offence not

Statutory text (English)

committed; Whoever abets the commission of an offence punishable with death or 1[imprisonment
for life], shall, if that offence be not committed in consequence of the abetment, and no express provision is made by this Code for the punishment of such abetment, be punished with imprisonment of
either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine ;
if act causing harm be done in consequence. and if any act for which the abettor is liable in
consequence of the abetment, and which causes hurt to any person, is done, the abettor shall be liable
to imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to fourteen years, and shall also be
liable to fine.

Illustration
A instigates B to murder Z. The offence is not committed. If B had murdered Z, he would have
been subject to the punishment of death 1[or imprisonment for life.] Therefore A is liable to
imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years and also to a fine ; and, if any hurt be done
to Z in consequence of the abetment, he will be liable to imprisonment for a term which may extend
to fourteen years, and to fine.

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Source citation: PPC (Act XLV of 1860) s.115: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE PAKISTAN PENAL CODE' (Act No. XLV of 1860), p. 56, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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