Section 26 – “Act”, “Omission”: The word “act” denotes a series of acts as well as a single act; and the word “omission” denotes a series of omissions as well as a single omission. Section 27 - “Effect Caused Partly by Act and Partly by Omission”: wherever the causing of a certain effect or an attempt to cause that effect by an act and partly by an omission constitutes the same offence. Section 28 - “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 for the purpose of facilitating a robbery and thus causes the death of a person in the house. Here, (“A”) may not have intended to cause death, and may not have intended to cause death, and may even be sorry that death has been caused by his act; yet, he knew that he was likely to cause death, he has caused death voluntarily. Section 29 - “Offence”: Except where otherwise appears from the context, the word “offence” includes an offence under any law for the time being in force. Section 30 - “Illegal”: (1) Everything which is prohibited by law or which is an offence is said to be :illegal”. (2) A person is said to be “legally bound to do” not only whatever he is bound by law to do but also everything the omission to do which by him is an offence or is prohibited by law. Section 31 - “Injury”: The word “injury” means any harm whatsoever illegally Caused to any person, in body, mind, reputation, or property. Section 32 - “Life” – “Death”: The words “life and “death” meansthe life or death of a human being unless it otherwise appears from the context. Section 33 - “Animal”: The word “animal” does not include a human being. Section 34 - “Vessel”: The word “vessel” means anything made for the conveyance by water, of human beings or of property. Section 35 - “Year”, “Month”: Wherever the word “year” or the word “month” is used, it is to be understood that the year or the month is to be reckoned according to the Gregorian Calendar. 6