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 III — – Of Robbery and Dacoity
Section 391
Dacoity
SupersededEffective 1 July 2024
This Section
IPC §391
Section 391
Replaced By
BNS §310
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Section 391 of the IPC has been superseded by Section 310 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) for all offences committed on or after 1 July 2024. The old provision continues to apply for offences committed before that date.