396. If any one of five or more persons, who are conjointly committing dacoity, commits murder in so committing dacoity, every one of those persons shall be punished with death, or imprisonment for life], or rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Indian Penal Code, 1860
Section 396: Dacoity with murder
Repealed. Repealed from 1 July 2024. Use it for offences committed before repeal and other liabilities, investigations or proceedings preserved by BNS section 358; do not use it as the current general penal code.
Chapter XVII — Of Offences Against Property