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IT Act Section 84B
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The Information Technology Act, 2000

Section 84B Punishment for abetment of offences

Chapter
XIII · Miscellaneous
Amendments
1
Section 84B inserted by Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008, s. 45, dated 5th February, 2009, with effect from 27 October 2009Whoever abets any offence shall, if the act abetted is committed in consequence of the abetment, and no express provision is made by this Act for the punishment of such abetment, be punished with the punishment provided for the offence under this Act.
Section 84B inserted by Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008, s. 45, dated 5th February, 2009, with effect from 27 October 2009Explanation.—An act or offence is said to be committed in consequence of abetment, when it is committed in consequence of the instigation, or in pursuance of the conspiracy, or with the aid which constitutes the abetment.

Amendments to this section

  1. 1 Section 84B inserted by Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008, s. 45 (w.e.f. 27 October 2009).

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