BNS 112 — Petty organised crime.

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Statutory text

112. (1) Whoever, being a member of a group or gang, either singly
or  jointly,  commits  any  act  of  theft,  snatching,  cheating,  unauthorised
selling  of  tickets,  unauthorised  betting  or  gambling,  selling  of  public
examination  question  papers  or  any  other  similar  criminal  act,  is  said  to
commit petty organised crime.
Explanation.—For  the  purposes  of  this  sub-section  "theft"  includes
trick theft, theft from vehicle, dwelling house or business premises, cargo
theft, pick pocketing, theft through card skimming, shoplifting and theft of
Automated Teller Machine.

(2) Whoever commits any petty organised crime shall be punished
with  imprisonment  for  a  term  which  shall  not  be  less  than  one  year  but
which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Terrorist act.

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