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What is the minimum number of offenders in an offence of dacoity?

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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What is the minimum number of offenders in an offence of dacoity?

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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 a robbery and persons present and aiding such commission or attempt amounts to five or more, every person so committing, attempting, or aiding is said to commit dacoity.

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