Tag: Crime against property
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Distinction between Theft, Extortion, Robbery and Dacoity
By Ranjana Maharda, National Law University, Jodhpur. Introduction: Theft, Extortion, Robbery and Dacoity are offences in criminal law affecting the property of a person, defined in Sections 378 to 402 of the Indian Penal Code. On a prima facie basis they seem to be very much similar to each other, but on a closer look…