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Laws of Malaysia
Act 574
ILLUSTRATION
A, in Malaysia, instigates B, a foreigner in Java, to commit murder
in Java. A is guilty of abetting murder.
Punishment of abetment if the act abetted is committed in
consequence, and where no express provision is made for its
punishment
109. Whoever abets any offence shall, if the act abetted is
committed in consequence of the abetment, and no express provision
is made by this Code for the punishment of such abetment, be
punished with the punishment provided for the offence.
Explanation—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.
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 accepts the
bribe. A has abetted the offence defined in section 161.
(b) A instigates B to give false evidence. B, in consequence of the
instigation, commits that offence. A is guilty of abetting that offence,
and is liable to the same punishment as B.
(c) A and B conspire to poison Z. A, in pursuance of the conspiracy,
procures the poison and delivers it to B, in order that he may administer
it to Z. B, in pursuance of the conspiracy administers the poison to Z in
A’s absence and thereby causes Z’s death. Here B is guilty of murder.
A is guilty of abetting that offence by conspiracy, and is liable to the
punishment for murder.
Punishment of abetment if the person abetted does the act
with a different intention from that of the abettor
110. Whoever abets the commission of an offence shall, if the
person abetted does the act with a different intention or knowledge
from that of the abettor, be punished with the punishment provided
for the offence which would have been committed if the act had
been done with the intention or knowledge of the abettor and with
no other.
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