Wherever the causing of a certain effect, or an attempt to cause that effect, by an act or by an omission, is an offence, it is to be understood that the causing of that effect partly by an act and partly by an omission is the same offence.
Section history
Section 36 — Effect caused partly by act and partly by omission
As in force on 1 April 2015.
Timeline 3 versions
- 30 March 1987 Enacted
- 30 November 2008 Revised edition
- 1 April 2015 You are here
- 17 August 2026 Latest
Illustration
A intentionally causes Z’s death, partly by illegally omitting to give Z food, and partly by beating Z. A has committed murder.
[Indian PC 1860, s. 36]