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The minimum number of offenders required for the offence of dacoity is:

Under Section 310(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 391 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860), when five or more persons conjointly commit or attempt to…

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The minimum number of offenders required for the offence of dacoity is:

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Under Section 310(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 391 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860), when five or more persons conjointly commit or attempt to commit a robbery, or where the whole number of persons conjointly committing or attempting to commit a robbery, and persons present and aiding such commission or attempt, amount to five or more, every person so committing, attempting, or aiding is said to commit "dacoity".

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