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Section 43 - Indian Penal Code, 1860

Indian Penal Code, 1860

43. "Illegal", "Legally bound to do"

The word "illegal" is applicable to every thing which is an offence or which is prohibited by law, or which furnishes ground for a civil action; and a person is said to be "legally bound to do" whatever it is illegal in him to omit.

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Related Sections

  • Section 489E: Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes
  • Section 167: Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury
  • Section 194: Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence
  • Section 314: Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage
  • Section 237: Import or export of counterfeit coin

Related Acts

  • The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
  • Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015
  • Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Act, 2017
  • Repealing and Amending Act, 2019
  • Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Act, 2016
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