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Penal Code, 1860 (Act No. XLV of 1860).
imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be
liable to fine.
robbery
Voluntarily causing
hurt in committing
robbery
394. If any person, in committing or in attempting to commit robbery, voluntarily
causes hurt, such person, and any other person jointly concerned in committing
or attempting to commit such robbery shall be punished with 140[ imprisonment]
for life, or with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years,
and shall also be liable to fine.
Punishment for
dacoity
395. Whoever commits dacoity shall be punished with 141[ imprisonment]
for life,
or with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, and
shall also be liable to fine.
Dacoity with murder
396. 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 142[ imprisonment] for life, or rigorous imprisonment for
a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Robbery or dacoity,
with attempt with
attempt to cause
death or grievous
hurt
397. If, at the time of committing robbery or dacoity, the offender uses any
deadly weapon, or causes grievous hurt to any person, or attempts to cause
death or grievous hurt to any person, the imprisonment with which such offender
shall be punished shall not be less than seven years.
398. If, at the time of attempting to commit robbery or dacoity, the offender is
armed with any deadly weapon, the imprisonment with which such offender shall
be punished shall not be less than seven years.
Attempt to commit
robbery or dacoity
when armed with
deadly weapon
Making preparation to
commit dacoity
399. Whoever makes any preparation for committing dacoity, shall be punished
with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall
also be liable to fine.
Punishment for
belonging to gang of
dacoits
400. Whoever, at any time after the passing of this Act, shall belong to a gang
of persons associated for the purpose of habitually committing dacoity, shall be
punished with 143[ imprisonment] for life, or with rigorous imprisonment for a
term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Punishment for
belonging to gang of
thieves
401. Whoever, at any time after the passing of this Act, shall belong to any
wandering or other gang of persons associated for the purpose of habitually
committing theft or robbery, and not being a gang of thugs or dacoits, shall be
punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven
years, and shall also be liable to fine.
402. Whoever, at any time after the passing of this Act, shall be one of five or
more persons assembled for the purpose of committing dacoity, shall be punished
with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, and
shall also be liable to fine.
Assembling for
purpose of
committing dacoity
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