Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 391 in BNS
Dacoity. Section 391 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Dacoity) corresponds to Section 310(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
Verify before you rely on this. Renumbering under the 2023 codes is not a clean one-to-one exercise — provisions were merged, split and reworded. Always check the printed bare act.
Where this sits in the exam
This provision is examined under IPC & Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, worth 8 of the 100 marks in AIBE XXII. The paper permits bare acts but bans notes, so what matters is finding it quickly, not reciting the number.
Questions that turn on this section
Robbery becomes dacoity when the number of persons conjointly committing it is:
Answer & explanation
Five or more
BNS Section 310 corresponds to IPC Section 391. Where five or more persons conjointly commit or attempt to commit robbery, every person so committing is said to commit dacoity.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 were renumbered:
| IPC | Provision | BNS |
|---|---|---|
| 392 | Punishment for robbery | 309(4) |
| 393 | Attempt to commit robbery | 309(5) |
| 394 | Voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery | 309(6) |
| 395 | Punishment for dacoity | 310(2) |
| 396 | Dacoity with murder | 310(3) |
| 397 | Robbery or dacoity with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt | 311 |
Practise it
Cutoff has AIBE XXII questions on this area, each cited to both codes with a line telling you where to find it in the bare act. Ten questions per subject are free, no account needed.
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