PPC § 116 — Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment— if offence be not committed;

Statutory text (English)

Whoever abets an offence punishable with imprisonment 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 any description provided for that offence for a term
which may extend to one-fourth part of the longest term provided for that offence; or with such fine as
is provided for that offence, or with both ;
if abettor or person abetted be a public servant whose duty it is to prevent offence. and if
the abettor or the person abetted is a public servant, whose duty it is to prevent the commission of such
offence, the abettor shall be punished with imprisonment of any description provided for that offence,
for a term which may extend to one-half of the longest term provided for that offence, or with such
fine as is provided for the offence, or with both.
Illustrations
(a) A offers a bribe to B, a public servant, as a reward for showing A some favour in the
exercise of B’s official functions. B refuses to accept the bribe. A is punishable under
this section.
(b) A instigates B to give false evidence. Here, if B does not give false evidence, A has
nevertheless committed the offence defined in this section, and is punishable
accordingly.
(c) A, a police-officer, whose duty it is to prevent robbery, abets the commission of
robbery. Here, though the robbery be not committed, A is liable to one-half of the
longest term of imprisonment provided for that offence, and also to fine.
(d) B abets the commission of a robbery by A, a police-officer, whose duty it is to prevent
that offence. Here though the robbery be not committed, B is liable to one-half of the
longest term of imprisonment provided for the offence of robbery, and also to fine.

Source and verification

Source citation: PPC (Act XLV of 1860) s.116: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE PAKISTAN PENAL CODE' (Act No. XLV of 1860), p. 56, 57, 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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