Punishment for robbery
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Summary
Robbery attracts rigorous imprisonment for up to ten years and a fine. If the robbery takes place on a highway between sunset and sunrise, the jail term may be extended up to fourteen years.
Example
Priya is walking on a highway after sunset when someone snatches her bag. If convicted of robbery, the offender faces rigorous imprisonment for up to fourteen years and may be fined because the crime occurred on a highway between sunset and sunrise.
Bare Act
Enacted textWhoever commits robbery shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine; and, if the robbery be committed on the highway between sunset and sunrise, the imprisonment may be extended to fourteen years.
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