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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 defines dacoity?

Section 310(1) defines dacoity where five or more persons conjointly commit or attempt robbery, or where participants and those present and aiding together number at least…

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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 defines dacoity?

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Section 310(1) defines dacoity where five or more persons conjointly commit or attempt robbery, or where participants and those present and aiding together number at least five.

The separate punishment for committing dacoity is in section 310(2).

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Option A

Section 310(1) defines dacoity by reference to robbery or attempted robbery with the specified group of five or more.

Option B

Section 309(1) identifies theft or extortion as the basis of robbery.

Option C

Section 303(1) defines theft.

Option D

Section 308(6) concerns putting or attempting to put a person in fear of an accusation of a specified serious offence in order to commit extortion.

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