# \#section48

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## [Section 48 of BNS: Foreign Abetment of Crimes in India is Punishable](https://citizen.complainthub.org/t/section-48-of-bns-foreign-abetment-of-crimes-in-india-is-punishable/22194)

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Section 48 ensures that anyone who, while situated outside India, abets the commission of an offence within Indian territory can still be prosecuted under Indian law. This provision holds foreign-base…