IPC 37 — Co-operation by doing one of several acts constituting an offence

Indian Penal Code, 1860

Statutory text

When an  offence is  committed by  means  of  several  acts, whoever intentionally co-operates in the commission of that offence by doing any  one of  those acts, either singly or jointly with any other person, commits that offence.
Illustrations (a) A and B agree to murder Z by severally and at different times giving him  small doses  of poison.  A and  B  administer  the  poison according to  the agreement  with intent  to murder Z. Z dies from the effects the several doses of poison so administered to him. Here A and B intentionally  co operate in the commission of murder and as each of them does an act by which the death is caused, they are both guilty of the offence though their acts are separate.
(b) A  and B are joint jailors, and as such have the charge of Z, a prisoner,  alternatively for six hours at a time. A and B, intending to cause  Z's death,  knowingly co-operate  in causing  that effect by illegally omitting, each during the time of his attendance, to furnish

Z with  food supplied to them for that purpose. Z dues of hunger. Both A and B are guilty of the murder of Z.

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