Section 36
Effect caused partly by act and partly by omission.
About this Act
It is expedient to provide a general Penal Code forindia;
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 party by beating Z. A has committed murder.
Illustration
A intentionally causes Z's death, partly by illegally omitting to give Z food, and party by beating Z. A has committed murder.