BNS Section 311 — Robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt
Section 311 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 addresses “Robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt”. Read the provision below with its qualifications, exceptions and chapter context; the official source is linked alongside it.
311. Robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt.—If, at the time of committing robbery or dacoity, the offender uses any deadly weapon, or causes grievous hurt to any person, or attempts to cause death or grievous hurt to any person, the imprisonment with which such offender shall be punished shall not be less than seven years. ¶
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