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

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General

Summary

If a crime is made up of several different actions, a person who intentionally helps commit that crime by doing even one of those actions—whether alone or together with someone else—is considered to have committed the crime itself.

Official 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.

Related Judgments

  • Rajaram Baijanath Bharati; ... vs The State of Maharashtra, ..., ..., Mr. Yug Mohit Choudhary, Advocate — Bombay High Court (Mumbai Principal Seat) (2013)
  • Dashrath Bhanudas Shinde.; (Detenu) vs 1. Shri A.N. Roy,, Commissioner of Police, Greater Bombay., 2. The — Bombay High Court (Mumbai Principal Seat) (2007)
  • JASDEEP SINGH @ JASSU vs STATE OF PUNJAB — Supreme Court of India (2022)
  • LATESH @ DADU BABURAO KARLEKAR vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA — Supreme Court of India (2018)

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