393. Attempt to commit robbery: Whoever attempts to commit robbery shall be
punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term, which may extend to seven years, and
shall be liable to fine.
394. Voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery: If any person, in committing or in
attempting to commit robbery, voluntarily causes hurt, such person, and any other person
jointly concerned in committing or attempting to commit such robbery, shall be punished
with imprisonment for life, or with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less
than four years nor more than ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
395. Punishment for dacoity : Whoever commits dacoity shall be punished with
imprisonment for life, or with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than
four years nor more than ten years and shall also be liable to fine.
396. Dacoity with murder : If any one of five or more persons, who are conjointly
committing dacoity, commits murder in so committing dacoity, everyone of those persons
shall be punished with death, or imprisonment for life, or rigorous imprisonment for a term
which 2[shall not be less than four years nor more than] ten years, and shall also be liable
to fine.
397. 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.
398. 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.
399. Making preparation to commit dacoity : Whoever makes any preparation for
committing dacoity, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may
extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
400. Punishment for belonging to gang of dacoits : Whoever, at any time after the
passing of this Act, shall belong to a gang of persons associated for the purpose of
habitually committing dacoity, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with rigorous
imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
401. Punishment for belonging to gang of thieve : Whoever, at any time after the
passing of this Act, shall belong to any wandering or other gang of persons associated for
the purpose of habitually committing theft or robbery, and not being of thugs or dacoits,
shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years,
and shall also be liable to fine.