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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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