Section 6: Punishment of abettors

Any person who by the supply or solicitation for money, the providing of premises, the supply of materials, or in any manner whatsoever, procures, counsels, aids, abets, or is accessory to, the commission of any offence under this Act shall be punished with the punishment provided for the offence.

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

Supreme Court judgments citing the section 6

State of Karnataka v. T. Naseer @ Nasir @ Thandiantavida
2023 INSC 9886 November 2023Appeal(s) allowed

The High Court rejected the applications filed by the prosecution u/s. 311 of the Cr.P.C., seeking recall of PW-189 and to permit the prosecution to produce the report and the certificate u/s. 65B of the Evidence Act,…
Mohammad Irfan v. State of Karnataka
2022 INSC 66411 July 2022Dismissed
Naser Bin Abu Bakr Yafai v. The State of Maharashtra & Anr.
2021 INSC 64920 October 2021Dismissed
Bikramjit Singh v. The State of Punjab
2020 INSC 58912 October 2020Appeal(s) allowed
The State of Gujarat v. Anwar Osman Sumbhaniya and Ors.
2019 INSC 28027 February 2019Dismissed
Lt. Col. Prasad Shrikant Purohit v. State of Maharashtra
2017 INSC 78421 August 2017Appeal(s) allowed
Seeni Nainar Mohammed v. State Rep. by Deputy Superintendent of Police
2017 INSC 40627 April 2017Appeal(s) allowed
Mohd. Jalees Ansari and Others v. Central Bureau of Investigation
2016 INSC 40211 May 2016Disposed of
Adambhai Sulemanbhai Ajmeri & Ors. v. State of Gujarat
2014 INSC 39916 May 2014Appeal(s) allowed
State of Rajasthan v. Bhagwan Das Agrawal & Others
2013 INSC 84117 December 2013Disposed of
Gangabhavani v. Rayapati Venkat Reddy & Ors.
2013 INSC 5884 September 2013Appeal(s) allowed
Ahmed Shah Khan Durrani @ A.S. Mubarak v. State of Maharashtra
2013 INSC 17821 March 2013Disposed of
Essa@ Anjum Abdul Razak Memon v. The State of Maharashtra, Through Stf, CBI Mumbai, Part-Ii
2013 INSC 18421 March 2013Disposed of
Ibrahim Musa Chauhan @ Baba Chauhan v. State of Maharashtra
2013 INSC 18021 March 2013Dismissed
Yakub Abdul Razak Memon v. The State of Maharashtra, Through Cbi, Bombay
2013 INSC 17921 March 2013Disposed of
State of Maharashtra v. Kamal Ahmed Mohammed Vakil Ansari & Ors.
2013 INSC 16214 March 2013Appeal(s) allowed
Ashrafkhan @ Babu Munnekhan Pathan v. State of Gujarat
2012 INSC 42526 September 2012Disposed of
Deepak Khinchi v. State of Rajasthan
2012 INSC 19430 April 2012Disposed of
Abu Salem Abdul Qayoom Ansari v. State of Maharashtra & Anr.
2010 INSC 60210 September 2010Dismissed
Idrishan Yakubhan Pathan v. State of Gujarat Through Public Prosecutor
2007 INSC 79027 July 2007Appeal(s) allowed
Durga Prasad Gupta v. The State of Rajasthan Through C.B.L.
2003 INSC 51125 September 2003Dismissed
Salim Akhtar @ Mota v. State of Uttar Pradesh
2003 INSC 2239 April 2003Appeal(s) allowed
Abdul Nazar Madani Etc v. State of Tamil Nadu and Anr.
2000 INSC 2905 May 2000Dismissed
Sharafa Thussain Abdulrahaman Shaikh and Ors. v. State of Gujarat and Anr.
1996 INSC 138122 November 1996Appeal(s) allowed