BNS Section 312 — Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon
Section 312 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 addresses “Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon”. Read the provision below with its qualifications, exceptions and chapter context; the official source is linked alongside it.
312. Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon.—If, at the time of attempting to commit robbery or dacoity, the offender is armed with any deadly weapon, the imprisonment with which such offender shall be punished shall not be less than seven years. ¶
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