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TypeBare Act JurisdictionPunjab Government

The POCSO Act,2012 Section 16

A person abets an offence,

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https://sooperkanoon.com/act/712962

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The POCSO Act,2012 Section 16 is part of The POCSO Act,2012 - A person abets an offence,. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

who— Abeiment of Firss.—. Instigates any person to do that offence; or an offence Secondiy.— Engages with more other pe: personsin any for the doing of that offence, if an act or illegal omission takes place in pursuance of that conspiracy, and in order to the doing of that offence; or Thirdly. —Intentionally aids, by any act or illegal omission, the doing of that offence. Explanation |.— A person who, by wilful misrepresentation, or by wilful concealment of a material fact, which he 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 offence. Explanation Il. —Whoever, either prior to or atthe time of commission of an act, does anything in order to facilitate the act, thereby thereof, is said to aid the doing of that act. Explanation II! Whoever employ, harbours, receives or transports a child, by means of threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, abduction, fraud, deception, abuse of power or ofa position, vulnerability or the givingor receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent ofa person having control over another person, for the purpose of any offence under this Act, is said to aid the doing of that act.

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What does The POCSO Act,2012 Section 16 provide?

Section Section 16 of the The POCSO Act,2012 (A person abets an offence,) is reproduced on this page as part of the The POCSO Act,2012. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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