A person abets the doing of a thing who: —
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(1) instigates any person to do that thing, or
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(2) engages with one or more other person or persons, in any conspiracy for the doing of that thing, if an act or illegal omission takes place in pursuance of that conspiracy and in order to the doing of that thing, or
(3) Intentionally aids by any act or illegal omission, the doing of that thing.
Explanation I:
A person who by wilful misrepresentation or by wilful concealment of a material fact is bound to disclose, voluntarily causes or procures or attempts to cause or procure a thing to be done, is said to instigate the doing of that thing.
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Illustration:
A, a public officer, is authorised to arrest Z. B, knowing that fact, and also that C is not Z, wilfully represents to A that C is Z, and thereby wilfully causes A to arrest C. Here B causes by instigation the arrest of C.
Explanation II:
Whoever does anything either before or at the time of commission of that act, in order to facilitate the commission of that act (Section 107).