Whoever, at any time after the passing of this Act, shall be one of five or more persons assembled for the purpose of committing dacoity, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
CHAPTER XVII OF OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY · Of robbery and dacoity
Section 402: Assembling for purpose of committing 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The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (repealed)
Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.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 official comparison tables of the Bureau of Police Research and Development and the Allahabad High Court (the NCRB table has no row for it). Read both texts before relying on it.
| IPC 402 | BNS 310(5) |
Questions on this section
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1. Match List I (conduct) with List II (provision of the BNS): List I A. Making preparation for committing dacoity B. Being one of five or more persons assembled for the purpose of committing dacoity C. Belonging to a gang of persons associated for the purpose of habitually committing dacoity D. Belonging to a gang associated in habitually committing theft or robbery, not being a gang of dacoits List II 1. Section 313 2. Section 310(6) 3. Section 310(4) 4. Section 310(5)