Section 54:
Abetment of offences punishable with imprisonment and not committed.
Any person
subject to this Act who abets the commission of any of the offences specified in sections 21 to 50 (both
inclusive) and punishable with imprisonment shall, on conviction by an Assam Rifles Court, if that
offence, be not committed in consequence of the abetment, and no express provision is made by this Act
for the punishment of such abetment, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to
one-half of the longest term provided for that offence or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned.