Section 32: Words referring to acts include illegal omissions

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As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table

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1. 1. Assertion (A): A nurse who is legally bound to give a bedridden patient his medicine, and who intentionally omits to do so in order to cause his death, may be guilty of murder if the patient dies as a result, although she did no positive act. Reason (R): Under Section 3(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, except where a contrary intention appears from the context, words which refer to acts done extend also to illegal omissions. Choose the correct option.

   A.A is true, but R is falseB.Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of AC.A is false, but R is trueD.Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
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