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Ravi instigates his friend to alter source code on a bank server in a way that is an offence under the IT Act, and the friend commits the act because of the instigation. The Act has no express provision for punishing such abetment. How is Ravi punished?

Ravi is punished with the same punishment provided for the offence under the Act. Under section 84B, an abettor whose abetment leads to the act being committed, where the Act has no express abetment provision, receives the offence's own punishment. The half-term rule belongs to attempts.

  1. AWith half the punishment provided for the offence
  2. BWith the punishment provided for the offence under the ActCorrect
  3. CHe is not punishable because he did not himself commit the act
  4. DOnly with a fine, with no imprisonment

Explanation

Section 84B says whoever abets an offence, if the act abetted is committed in consequence of the abetment and no express provision exists, is punished with the punishment provided for the offence. Half-punishment is the attempt rule in section 84C, so it does not apply here.

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