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BNS Section 112 targets petty organised crime -- vehicle theft, pickpocketing, snatching, shoplifting, card skimming, ATM theft, ticket touting and similar offences -- committed by organised gangs, conduct the IPC could only prosecute as ordinary theft or snatching without recognising the organised element.
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.
Imprisonment of 1 to 7 years, and fine..
BNS 112 is non-bailable..
This is a cognizable. offence.
Non-compoundable..
Matters under BNS 112 are tried before the Magistrate of the First Class..
Common defences include disputing that the offence was committed as part of an organised group rather than an isolated individual act, and absence of a prior pattern or history connecting the accused to a gang.
Summaries are for general information and are not legal advice. For the authoritative bare-act text, see the official Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Indian Penal Code, 1860 (full amended text, as it stood before repeal) on India Code, or the Ministry of Home Affairs' new criminal laws page. ← All comparisons