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Section 39 - Indian Penal Code, 1860
Indian Penal Code, 1860
39. "Voluntarily"
A person is said to cause an effect "voluntarily" when he causes it by means whereby he intended to cause it, or by means which, at the time of employing, those means, he knew or had reason to believe to be likely to cause it.
Illustration
A sets fire, by night, to-an inhabited house in a large town, for the purpose of facilitating a robbery and thus causes the death of a person. Here, A may not have intended to cause death; and may even be sorry that death has been caused by his act; yet, if he knew that he was likely to cause death, he has caused death voluntarily.
Related Sections
- Section 429: Mischief by killing or maiming cattle, etc., of any value or any animal of the value of fifty rupees
- Section 270: Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life
- Section 32: Words referring to acts include illegal omissions
- Section 388: Extortion by threat of accusation of an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life, etc
- Section 225: Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person
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