Thug
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Summary
A person who habitually associates with others to commit robbery or child-stealing by means of or accompanied with murder is a thug. It applies when the association is regular and the group carries out robbery or child-stealing together with murder. The label is a legal classification under the Act.
Example
Ravi often meets a small group that plans shop robberies. On more than one occasion the gang killed a shopkeeper while stealing. Under this rule Ravi would be regarded as a thug because he habitually associated with others to commit robbery accompanied by murder.
Bare Act
Enacted textWhoever, at any time after the passing of this Act, shall have been habitually associated with any other or others for the purpose of committing robbery or child-stealing by means of or accompanied with murder, is a thug.
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