What is IPC 36 in BNS?

IPC Section 36 (Effect caused partly by act and partly by omission) is Section 3(7) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

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IPC Section 36 in BNS: Section 3(7)

Effect caused partly by act and partly by omission

Section 36 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Effect caused partly by act and partly by omission) corresponds to Section 3(7) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024.

Text of BNS Section 3(7)

(7) 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.

Illustration.

A intentionally causes Z’s death, partly by illegally omitting to give Z food, and partly by beating Z. A has committed murder.

Full BNS Section 3 and every IPC section it replaced →

Other IPC sections now in BNS 3

IPC 6: Definitions in the Code to be understood subject to exceptions → BNS 3
IPC 7: Sense of expression once explained → BNS 3(2)
IPC 27: Property in possession of wife, clerk or servant → BNS 3(3)
IPC 32: Words referring to acts include illegal omissions → BNS 3(4)
IPC 34: Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention → BNS 3(5)
IPC 35: When such an act is criminal by reason of its being done with a criminal knowledge or intention → BNS 3(6)
IPC 37: Co-operation by doing one of several acts constituting an offence → BNS 3(8)
IPC 38: Persons concerned in criminal act may be guilty of different offences → BNS 3(9)

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