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A, B and C are charged by a Magistrate of the first class with and convicted by him of robbing D, A.B and C may afterwards be charged with and tried for ______________ on the same facts?

Correct answer: B. Decoity

  • A. Theft
  • B. Decoity
  • C. None of the above
  • D. None of above

Explanation

Section 403(2), read with the rules on alternative charges, permits a later trial for a distinct offence that could have been charged on the same facts; the statutory illustration uses robbery followed by dacoity. The illustration is based on the procedural rule, even though the factual wording may appear unusual under the ordinary definition of dacoity.

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