Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Chapter XVII: Of Offences against Property · Of robbery and dacoity

Section 402: Assembling for purpose of committing dacoity

The Indian Penal Code, 1860 was repealed and replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 from 1 July 2024. It still applies to offences and proceedings from before that date.

Corresponding sections were matched by comparing the wording of both official texts, and for the IPC and BNS, also against a published correspondence table. Wording, punishments and structure often changed, so read both sections before relying on the match.

Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the text of the Act as it stood before its repeal. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here.

Supreme Court judgments citing the section 402

• Daljit Singh v. State of Haryana & Anr.
  2025 INSC 211 January 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  Issue arose as regards the order passed by the High Court refusing to quash the complaint, summoning order and order declaring the appellant a proclaimed offender passed by the Magistrate; whether the proclaimed…

• State of Haryana v. Dharamraj
  2023 INSC 78429 August 2023Appeal(s) allowed

  In instant appeal, the State seeks cancellation of anticipatory bail granted to the sole respondent by the Single Judge of the High Court.

• Somesh Chaurasia v. State of M.P. & Anr.
  2021 INSC 34922 July 2021Disposed of
• Somasundaram @ Somu v. The State Rep. by the Deputy Commissioner of Police
  2020 INSC 4123 June 2020Disposed of
• Jasbir Singh @ Javri @ Jabbar Singh v. State of Haryana
  2015 INSC 2846 April 2015Appeal(s) allowed