Define the term 'Dacoity' and what are the punishments of dacoity?

Answer

Dacoity

In the Criminal Law, the offence against property is including theft, extortion, robbery, dacoity,
and criminal breach of trust, receiving of stolen property, cheating, criminal trespass, mischief,
fraudulent deeds and disposition of property.

The definition of dacoity is stated in Section of dacoity is stated in Section 391 of Criminal Law,
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".

Dacoity includes theft, and if no property is carried of there is no dacoity but and offence under
Section 402.

Punishment for dacoity

Whoever commits dacoity shall be punished with imprisonment for a term of twenty years, or
with rigorous imprisonment for a term, which may extends to ten years, and shall also be liable
to fine.

If anyone of five or more person, who is conjointly committing dacoity, commits murder in so
committing dacoity, every one of those persons shall be punished with death, or imprisonment
for a term of twenty years, or rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years,
and shall also be liable to fine.

The Section declares the liability of other persons as co-extensive with the one who has actually
committed murder.

If, at the time of committing robbery or dacoity, the offender causes grievous hurt to any person,
the imprisonment with such offender shall be punished shall not be less than seven years.

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.

Besides whoever shall belong to a gang of persons associated for the purpose of habitually
committing dacoity shall be punished with imprisonment for a term of twenty years, or with
rigorous imprisonment for a term, which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Whoever 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.
Whoever shall belong to any wandering or other gang of persons associated for the purpose
habitually committing theft or robbery, and not being a gang of thugs or dacoity, shall be
punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term, which may extend to seven years, and shall also
be liable to fine.