Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Section 392

IPC 392 in BNS: Section 309(4)

Section 392 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 corresponds to Section 309(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. IPC 392 deals with punishment for robbery. BNS 309 brings it together with IPC 390, 393 and 394. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024, replacing the IPC.

Indian Penal Code

IPC 392 is now BNS 309(4).

Punishment for robbery · BNS 309 brings it together with IPC 390, 393 and 394.

Merged
Old wording kept in full
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. XVII
s. 392
Punishment for robbery
Whoever commits robbery shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine; and, if the robbery be committed on the highway between sunset and sunrise, the imprisonment may be extended to fourteen years.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNS 2023 · Ch. XVII
s. 309(4)of section 309
Robbery.
(4) Whoever commits robbery shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine; and, if the robbery be committed on the highway between sunset and sunrise, the imprisonment may be extended to fourteen years.
Text from India Code
Also in BNS 309
Old classification · CrPC First Schedule, for IPC 392
Robbery
CognizableCognizable
BailableNon-bailable
PunishmentRigorous imprisonment for 10 years and fine.
Triable byMagistrate of the first class.
If committed on the highway between sunset and sunrise.
CognizableCognizable
BailableNon-bailable
PunishmentRigorous imprisonment for 14 years and fine.
Triable byMagistrate of the first class.
For an offence under the BNS, check the First Schedule of the BNSS.
Judgments on s. 392 IPCBNS 309 on India Code Source: NCRB section table
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