Skip to content
The Law Easy

B.N.S. 2023

Section 310, B.N.S.

In force from 1 July 2024

Study material

Explained in

Published material from The Law Easy that cites Section 310.

Notes and articles

B.N.S.

Dacoity

Dacoity, often called gang robbery , is dealt with in Section 310 of the B.N.S. It is one of the few offences that the law punishes at almost every stage: preparation, assembly, attempt, commission and even habitual gang membership. Two problems frame the topic.

7 min read

B.N.S.

Attempt

Attempt is the stage at which a person has started to carry out a crime but has not completed it. Not every unfinished crime is treated alike: some people who stop short of the full offence are guilty of attempt, while others have committed no offence at all. These notes cover why attempt is punish…

16 min read

B.N.S. Complete notes

B.N.S.: Complete Notes

Criminal Law explains why the law punishes one person and lets another go free, even when both have done something that looks the same from the outside.

120 min read

Practice MCQs

4 practice questions test this section.

  1. 1 A truck driver, Prince, is robbed at knifepoint. Six participants are established, but four were never identified and only two are caught and tried. According to the lecture, can the two be convicted of dacoity?
  2. 2 Four men rob a house while a fifth man waits outside as a lookout. Under Section 310(1), B.N.S., which of the following is correct?
  3. 3 Four men rob a jewellery shop in Indore while a fifth man keeps watch outside and touches nothing. A sixth man supplied a fake number plate for their vehicle but stayed at home. According to the lecture, which statement...
  4. 4 Under Section 310, B.N.S., which sub-section makes the mere assembly of five or more persons for the purpose of committing dacoity an offence in itself, and what maximum term does it provide?
Practise B.N.S. MCQs

Official text

We show statutory text only after checking it word for word against the official source. Read Section 310 of the B.N.S. 2023 on India Code.

Open India Code