Legal Principle: 1. A person is said to abet the doing of a thing when he instigates any other person to do that thing. 2. Mere acquiescence, however, does not amount to instigation.Factual Situation: 'A' says to 'B': I am going to kill 'C'.” And, 'B' replies: “Do as you wish and take the consequences”; where after 'A' kills 'C'. (CLAT 2016)

Each question consists of legal principle(s) (hereinafter referred to as 'principle') and facts. Such proposition may or may not be true in the real and legal sense, yet you have to conclusively assume them to be true for the purposes of this section. You have to apply the principles to the given facts to arrive at the most reasonable conclusion. Only one of the alternatives, i.e., (A), (B), (C), or (D) is the most reasonable conclusion. Remember: you must not rely on any principle except the principles that are given for every question.