BNS Section 162 — Abetment of such assault, if assault committed
Section 162 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 addresses “Abetment of such assault, if assault committed”. Read the provision below with its qualifications, exceptions and chapter context; the official source is linked alongside it.
162. Abetment of such assault, if assault committed.—Whoever abets an assault by an officer, soldier, sailor or airman, in the Army, Navy or Air Force of the Government of India, on any superior officer being in the execution of his office, shall, if such assault be committed in consequence of that abetment be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine. ¶
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