Section 48:
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 16 to 44
(both inclusive) and punishable with imprisonment shall, on conviction by a Force 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 onehalf of
the longest term provided for that offence or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned.