section 43 indian penal code

INDIAN PENAL CODE

Section 43: “Illegal”–”Legally Bound To Do”

43: “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.