If, at the time of attempting to commit robbery or dacoity, the offender is armed with any deadly weapon, the imprisonment with which such offender shall be punished shall not be less than seven years.
CHAPTER XVII OF OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY · Of robbery and dacoity
Section 398: Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon
The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (repealed)
Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.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
| 398. Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon. | BNS 312 |
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