INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
401. Punishment for belonging to gang of thieves
313. Punishment for belonging to gang of robbers, etc.
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INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
401. Punishment for belonging to gang of thieves.--Whoever, at
any time after the passing of this Act, shall belong to any wandering
or other gang of persons associated for the purpose of habitually
committing theft or robbery, and not being a gang of thugs or dacoits,
shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may
extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Repealed / historical reference India Code — IPC 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
313. Punishment for belonging to gang of robbers, etc.—Whoever belongs to any gang of persons
associated in habitually committing theft or robbery, and not being a gang of dacoits, shall be punished
with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Of criminal misappropriation of property
Current law India Code — BNS 2023