What are Of abets, aids or attempts to commits offence?
a. Any person who knowingly and willfully abets the commission of or who aids to commit or does any act preparatory to or in furtherance of the commission of any offence under this Ordinance shall be guilty of that offence and shall be liable on conviction to the punishment provided for the offence.
b. Any person who attempts to commit an offence under this Ordinance shall be punished for a term which may extend to one haf of the longest term of imprisonment provided for that offence.
Explanation: For aiding or abetting an offence to be committed under this section, it is immaterial whether the offence has been committed or not.
Other offences
Whoever commits any offence, other than those expressly provided under this Ordinance, with the help of computer .electronic system, electronic device or any other electronic mean; shall be punished, in addition to the punishment provided for that offence. with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine not exceeding two hundred thousand rupees, or with both.
Offences by corporate body
A corporate body shall be held liable for an offence under this Ordinance if the offence is committed on its instructions or for its benefit.’ The corporate body shall he punished with fine not less than one hundred thousand rupees or the amount involved in the offence whichever is the higher:
Explanation: For the purposes of this section corporate body, includes a body of persons incorporated under any law such as trust, waqf, an association, a statutory body or a company.
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