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”.
CHAPTER XVII OF OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY · Of robbery and dacoity
Section 391: Dacoity
The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (repealed)
Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.
Now in the BNS
As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table
| 391. Dacoity. | BNS 310 (1) |
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1. Under Section 310(1) BNS, dacoity is committed when the persons conjointly committing or attempting to commit a robbery, together with the persons present and aiding such commission or attempt, number at least: