https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460414 A conviction for dacoity under section 395 IPC requires proof beyond reasonable doubt that five or more persons conjointly committed or attempted robbery, and that threshold was not safely established on the evidence. The Court found the identity evidence, call detail records and recoveries insufficient to sustain the dacoity charge. However, the proved facts supported lesser offences: one appellant was shown to have participated in snatching the bag, attracting sections 379 and 356 IPC, while the other two appellants were linked to the stolen property, attracting section 411 IPC. The sentence was modified accordingly, with credit for period undergone. en-us Thu, 23 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 23 Jan 2025 19:45:58 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460414 A conviction for dacoity under section 395 IPC requires proof beyond reasonable doubt that five or more persons conjointly committed or attempted robbery, and that threshold was not safely established on the evidence. The Court found the identity evidence, call detail records and recoveries insufficient to sustain the dacoity charge. However, the proved facts supported lesser offences: one appellant was shown to have participated in snatching the bag, attracting sections 379 and 356 IPC, while the other two appellants were linked to the stolen property, attracting section 411 IPC. The sentence was modified accordingly, with credit for period undergone. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 23 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460414