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Section 395 in the Indian penal code: Punishment for
                                                              Dacoity. Whoever commits Dacoity shall be punished with
                                                              1 [imprisonment for life], or with rigorous imprisonment for
                                                              a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be
                                                              liable to fine.


                                                              Section 396 in the Indian penal code: Dacoity with murder-
                                                              If any one of five or more persons, who are conjointly
                                                              committing Dacoity, commits murder in so committing
                                                              Dacoity, every one of those persons shall be punished with
                                                              death, or imprisonment for life or rigorous imprisonment
                                                              for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also
                                                              be liable to fine.
         Robbery and Dacoity lies in the number of participants in
         committing the offence. In Dacoity there should be 5 or  Section 397 in the Indian penal code: Robbery or Dacoity,
         more person. Every member the gang is punished in    with attempt to cause death or grievoushurt- If, at the time
         Dacoity regardless they committed a crime or not. Even if  of committing robbery or Dacoity, the offender uses any
         only one member in the gang committed a crime        deadly weapon, or causes grievous hurt to any person, so
         punishments is for all the members. It is more serious  attempts to cause death or grievous hurt to any person, the
         offence than robbery. Punishment for Dacoity is      imprisonment with which such offender shall be punished
         Imprisonment for life or with hard imprisonment for a term  shall not be less than seven years.
         which can be extend to about 10 years, and also fine.
                                                              Section 398 in Indian penal code: Attempt to commit
         (Dacoity.- When five or more persons conjointly commit or  robbery or Dacoity when armed with deadly weapon.- If,
         attempt to commit a robbery, or where the whole number of  at the time of attempting to commit robbery or Dacoity,
         persons conjointly committing or attempting to commit a  the offender is armed with any deadly weapon, the
         robbery, and persons present and aiding such commission or  imprisonment with which such offender shall be punished
         attempt, amount to five or more, every person so committing,  shall not be less than seven years.
         attempting or aiding, is said to commit" Dacoity".)
                                                              Section 399 in the Indian Penal code: Making preparation
         Section 392 in the Indian penal code: The punishment for  to commit Dacoity. Whoever makes any preparation for
         the offence of robbery may extend to 10 years of rigorous  committing Dacoity shall be punished with rigorous
         imprisonment, but if it is committed on a high way between  imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years,
         sunrise and for the offence of Dacoity is given in section  and shall also be liable to fine.
         395 which says that the offender may be punished with
         transportation for life or rigorous imprisonment for a term  Section 400 in the Indian Penal Code: Punishment for
         which may extend to 10 years and also be liable to fine.  belonging to gang of dacoits. Whoever, at any time after
                                                              the passing of this Act, shall belong to a gang of persons
         Section 393 in the Indian Penal Code: "Attempt to commit  associated for the purpose of habitually committing
         Robbery". Whoever attempts to commit robbery shall be  Dacoity, shall be punished with imprisonment for life or
         punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may  with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend
         extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.  to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.

         Section 394 in the Indian Penal Code: "Voluntarily causing  Section 401 in the Indian Penal Code: Punishment for
         hurt in committing Robbery". If any person, in committing  belonging to gang of thieves. Whoever, at any time after
         or in attempting to commit robbery, voluntarily causes hurt,  the passing of this Act, shall belong to any wandering or
         such person, and any other person jointly concerned in  other gang of persons associated for the purpose of
         committing or attempting, to commit such robbery, shall  habitually committing theft or robbery, and not being a
         be punished with [imprisonment for life], or with rigorous  gang of thugs or dacoits, shall be punished with rigorous
         imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years,  imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years,
         and shall also be liable to fine.                    and shall also be liable to fine.

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