● New in BNS
No equivalent provision existed in the IPC; petty group offences were prosecuted as ordinary theft or snatching.
BNS Section 112 punishes petty organised crime — theft, snatching, cheating, unauthorised selling of tickets, betting or gambling, and similar offences committed by organised groups or gangs — with imprisonment of 1 to 7 years and fine.
Entirely new offence targeting organised petty criminal activity by gangs.
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