No.14

Cybercrimes

2015

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(d) counsels or procures any other person to
commit an offence,
is deemed to have taken part in committing the offence,
and shall be charged as a person who committed an
offence.
(2) A person who procures another to do or omit to
do any act of such a nature that, if he had himself done the
act or made the omission, the act or omission would have
constituted an offence on his part, commits an offence of
the same kind and is liable to the same punishment as if he
had himself had done the act or the omission.
Attempt

26.- (1) Where a person, intends to commit an
offence, puts his intention into execution by means adapted
to its fulfilment, and manifests his intention by some overt
act, but does not fulfil his intention to such extent as to
commit the offence, he is deemed to have attempted to
commit the offence.
(2) For the purposes of this section, it is immaterial(a) except so far as regards to punishment, whether(i) the offender does all that is necessary on
his part for completing the commission
of the offence; or
(ii) the complete fulfilment of his intention
is
prevented
by
circumstances
independent of his will; or
(iii) he desists of his own motion from
further execution of his intention;
(b) that by reason of circumstances not known to
the offender it is impossible to commit the
offence.
(3) A person who attempts to commit an offence
under this Act is guilty of an offence and is liable on

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