BNS §112
Petty organised crime
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(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.
(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.
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BNS 112 is a NEW 'petty organised crime' offence with no IPC counterpart. Members of groups/gangs committing theft, snatching, cheating, ticket scalping, betting/gambling, exam-paper-selling, or similar criminal acts face imprisonment 1-7 years with mandatory fine. The Explanation enumerates types of theft included (trick theft, vehicle/cargo theft, pickpocketing, card skimming, shoplifting, ATM theft) — providing a unified framework for street-level organised petty crime that previously was prosecuted under disjointed IPC theft/cheating sections.
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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · §112
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