Papua New Guinea

Criminal Code Act 1974

SCHEDULE 1 – THE CRIMINAL CODE.

PART I. – INTRODUCTORY.

Division 2. – Parties to Offences.

9. MODE OF EXECUTION IMMATERIAL.

(1) Where–

(a) a person counsels another to commit an offence ; and
(b) an offence is actually committed under that counsel by the person to whom it is given, it is immaterial whether –
(c) the offence actually committed is the same as that counselled or a different one ; or
(d) the offence is committed in the way counselled, or in a different way,
if the facts constituting the offence actually committed are a probable consequence of carrying out the counsel.

(2) The person who gave the counsel shall be deemed to have counselled the other person to commit the offence actually committed by him.

Keywords

Commission through another person
Inducing
Ordering
Soliciting



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