Words referring to acts include illegal omissions
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Summary
Words that describe doing an act in this Code also cover unlawful failures to act, unless the surrounding text clearly shows a different intent. When an offence requires an act, a legally blameworthy omission can count the same way. The consequence is that not doing a required act may attract the same criminal treatment as doing a forbidden act.
Example
Priya saw a broken balcony in her rented building and did nothing to get it fixed. When a visitor fell and got hurt, her failure to act could be treated as the act itself, so she might face criminal responsibility under the Code.
Bare Act
Enacted textIn every part of this Code, except where a contrary intention appears from the context, words which refer to acts done extend also to illegal omissions.
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