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Dacoity

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TitleDacoity
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When five or more persons conjointly commit or attempt to commit a robbery, or where the whole number of persons conjoinintly 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".

[See section 391, the Penal Code, 1860 (Act No. XLV of 1860)].
Created OnJune 4, 2011, 4:01 AM
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