https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462672 Abetment by omission requires a legally enforceable duty, intentional non-performance of that duty, and a prima facie nexus between the omission and the offence. The Court noted that at the discharge stage it must examine whether the record discloses sufficient ground to proceed, not whether conviction will follow. On the materials, there was no reliable evidence of a legal obligation consciously ignored by the accused forest officials, and mere presence at the scene or a moral duty to protect the informant did not amount to abetment under the IPC. Assumptions and presumptions were insufficient to sustain the charge. en-us Fri, 10 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 09 Jul 2025 13:09:53 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462672 Abetment by omission requires a legally enforceable duty, intentional non-performance of that duty, and a prima facie nexus between the omission and the offence. The Court noted that at the discharge stage it must examine whether the record discloses sufficient ground to proceed, not whether conviction will follow. On the materials, there was no reliable evidence of a legal obligation consciously ignored by the accused forest officials, and mere presence at the scene or a moral duty to protect the informant did not amount to abetment under the IPC. Assumptions and presumptions were insufficient to sustain the charge. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 10 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462672