Where several persons are engaged or concerned in the commission of a criminal act, they may be guilty of different offences by means of that act.
Illustration
A attacks Z under such circumstances of grave provocation that his killing
of Z would be only culpable homicide not amounting to murder. B, having
ill-will towards Z and intending to kill him, and not having been subject to
the provocation, assists A in killing Z. Here, though A and B are both
engaged in causing Z's death, B is guilty of murder, and A is guilty only of
culpable homicide.
Section 27 Property in possession of wife, clerk or servant
Section 32 Words referring to acts include illegal omissions
Section 34 Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention
Section 36 Effect caused partly by act and partly by omission
Section 37 Co-operation by doing one of several acts constituting an offence
Section 38 Persons concerned in criminal act may be guilty of different offences