Section 396Dacoity with murder

s. 396

396. Dacoity with murder 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.

1. 133. The word “imprisonment” was substituted, for the word “transportation” by section 21 of the Penal Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 1985 (Ordinance No. XLI of 1985)