Bare ActsThe indian penal code, 1860

Section 43

''Illegal''."Legally bound to do".

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"Illegal". "Legally bound to do" -- The word "illegal" is applicable to everything 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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