Dacoity
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Summary
When five or more people together commit or attempt a robbery, they are said to commit dacoity. The rule also applies if those committing or attempting the robbery plus people present who aid them amount to five or more. Each person who commits, attempts, or aids is treated as having committed dacoity.
Example
Ravi and four friends try to take cash from a shop counter together. Since five people jointly attempted the robbery, each of them, including the friend who kept watch outside, is said to have committed dacoity.
Bare Act
Enacted textWhen 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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