'Abetment by aid' under Section 107 third clause (Explanation 2) requires:
Aintentional aiding by act or illegal omission, with knowledge that aid will facilitate the offence
Bany conduct that could possibly assist the offender, even unintended assistance suffices
Cpresence at the scene with knowledge of the planned offence, even if no act of aid is shown
Dsupplying a financial gain to the offender, regardless of intent regarding facilitating the offence
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. intentional aiding by act or illegal omission, with knowledge that aid will facilitate the offence
1. Section 107 third clause covers 'intentional aiding by any act or illegal omission'.
2. Explanation 2 clarifies: 'Whoever, either prior to or at the time of the commission of an act, does anything in order to facilitate the commission of that act, and thereby facilitates the commission thereof, is said to aid the doing of that act.'
3. The key elements: (i) intentional act or illegal omission; (ii) prior to or contemporaneous with the offence; (iii) facilitating the offence; (iv) does in fact facilitate.
4. Mere presence or knowledge is insufficient (Suresh v. State of U.P., 2001).
5. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: Indian Penal Code 1860 / Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 / Indian Evidence Act 1872 (Bare Acts, indiacode.nic.in) — IPC, Section 107 Explanation 2; Suresh v. State of U.P., (2001) 3 SCC 673_
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