Section 395 in The Indian Penal Code, 1860
395. Punishment for dacoity.—
Whoever commits dacoity shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with rigorous
Section 397 in The Indian Penal Code, 1860
397. Robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt.—
If, at the time ... 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
Indian Penal Code, 1860
399. Making preparation to commit dacoity.—
Whoever makes, any preparation for committing dacoity, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment
Indian Penal Code, 1860
402. Assembling for purpose of committing dacoity.—
Whoever, at any time after the passing of this Act, shall ... 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
Code, 1860
412. Dishonestly receiving property stolen in the commission of a dacoity.—
Whoever dishonestly receives or retains any stolen property, the possession whereof ... reason to believe to have been transferred by the commission of dacoity, or dishonestly receives from a person, whom he knows or has reason
wife of the offender. Illustration A, knowing that B has committed dacoity, knowingly conceals B in order to screen him from legal punishment. Here
Section 396 in The Indian Penal Code, 1860
396. 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
Justice, intending thereby to cause Z to be convicted of a dacoity. The punishment of dacoity is imprisonment for life, or rigorous imprisonment
strangers has passed through his village in order to commit a dacoity in the house of Z, a wealthy merchant residing in a neighbouring place ... suspicious characters passed through the village with a view to commit dacoity in a certain distant place in a different direction. Here A is guilty
gang of persons associated for the purpose of habitually committing dacoity, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with rigorous imprisonment for a term