Sentencing Guide

BNS Section 310 Punishment Jail Term, Fines & Sentencing Guidelines

BNS Section 310: (1) Dacoity definition (Legacy IPC Section 391)

Statutory Classification Details

Dacoity

  • Bailable Status: Non-bailable (Bail can only be granted by the Judiciary)
  • Cognizable Status: Cognizable (Police can arrest without warrant)
  • Triable Court: Court of Session
  • Official Punishment: Imprisonment for life, orrigorous imprisonment for 10 years and fine

Murder in dacoity.Death, imprisonment forlife, or rigorous imprisonment for not less than 10 years and fine

  • Bailable Status: Non-bailable (Bail can only be granted by the Judiciary)
  • Cognizable Status: Cognizable (Police can arrest without warrant)
  • Triable Court: Court of Session
  • Official Punishment: Murder in dacoity.Death, imprisonment for

Making preparation to

  • Bailable Status: Non-bailable (Bail can only be granted by the Judiciary)
  • Cognizable Status: Cognizable (Police can arrest without warrant)
  • Triable Court: Court of Session
  • Official Punishment: Rigorous imprisonmentcommit dacoity.for 10 years and fine

Being one of five or more

  • Bailable Status: Non-bailable (Bail can only be granted by the Judiciary)
  • Cognizable Status: Cognizable (Police can arrest without warrant)
  • Triable Court: Court of Session
  • Official Punishment: Rigorous imprisonmentpersons assembled for thefor 7 years and fine. purpose of committing dacoity

Belonging to a gang of

  • Bailable Status: Non-bailable (Bail can only be granted by the Judiciary)
  • Cognizable Status: Cognizable (Police can arrest without warrant)
  • Triable Court: Court of Session
  • Official Punishment: Imprisonment for life,persons associated for theor rigorous imprisonment purpose of habituallyfor 10 years and fine. committing dacoity