Legal Provisions of Section 134 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.
Abetment of such assault, if the assault is committed:
This section deals with the liability of an abettor of an assault on any superior officer, being in the execution of his office, when such assault is committed in consequence of the abetment. It says that whoever commits abetment of an assault on any superior officer being in the execution of his office, by an officer, soldier, sailor or airman, in the Army, Navy or Air Force of the Government of India, and such assault is committed in consequence of that abetment, shall be punished with simple or rigorous imprisonment extending up to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine. This section should be read along with section 133 of the Code.
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Whoever
The meaning of the word ‘whoever’ should be understood in the light of section 139 of the Code.
Abets
ADVERTISEMENTS:
The word ‘abets’ has the same meaning as given under section 107 of the Code.
The word ‘assaults’ should normally be understood in the sense as given under section 351 of the Code even though there is another viewpoint that it means striking a superior officer, or using or offering any violence against him when he is on duty.
The offence under this section is cognizable, non-bailable and non-compoundable, and is triable by magistrate of the first class.