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

general explanations

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

  • GREATER BOMBAY CO-OP. BANK LTD v. UNITED YARN TEX. PVT.LTD — Supreme Court of India (2007)
  • STATE v. LR. SHAH — Supreme Court of India (2000)
  • SOMU v. THE STATE REP. BY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE — Supreme Court of India (2020)
  • .. Petitioner/Accused No.1 vs 1. State (S.I. of Police), — Madras High Court (2013)
  • Accused No.3,5 to 8 vs The Inspector of Police, — Madras High Court ()
  • .. Petitioner vs State by the — Madras High Court (2014)
  • NARINDERTIT SINGH SAHNI AND ANR v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. OCTOBER 12, 2001 B — Supreme Court of India (S)
  • SHANKAR GAUR AND ANR. ETC v. DELHI TRANSPORT CORPORATION AND ORS. NOVEMBER 30, 1988 — Supreme Court of India (S)

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