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Penal Code · Updated to 4 Jul 2023 · Chapter IX · Offences by, or Relating to, Public Servants
164. Punishment for abetment by public servant of the offences above defined
Feedback & supportWhoever, being a public servant, in respect of whom either of the offences defined in sections 162 and 163 is committed, abets the offence, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine or with both.
A, is a public servant. B, A’s wife, receives a present as a motive for soliciting A to give an office to a particular person. A abets her doing so.
B is punishable with imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or with fine or with both. A is punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine or with both.