Dacoity: display of a deadly weapon essential for conviction, says Supreme Court
The Hindu
‘To make a robbery a dacoity, the number of persons committing the crime should be five or more’
The Supreme Court has held that possession and display of a deadly weapon to strike terror in the hearts of victims is essential to convict a person of dacoity with intention to murder.
A Bench of Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and M.R. Shah was interpreting Section 397 (robbery/dacoity with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt) of the IPC.
The judgment pertained to an appeal filed by a man who claimed he did not have a deadly weapon in his hands during an attempted robbery.
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