Attempt to commit robbery
Section 393 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 deals with attempt to commit robbery. Whoever attempts to commit robbery shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine. The Act came into force on 01 Jan 1862. Repealed by section 358 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024, but conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under it.
Whoever attempts to commit robbery shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Section 393, The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Act 45 of 1860).
Now in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
BNS 309 Robbery Close, with changes 83%
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Cross-references
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Related judgements & precedents
These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.
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Madhav Kumar @ Krishna Madhav Kumar vs The State of Bihar
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
In cases involving serious charges of dacoity with use of weapons and prior criminal antecedent, anticipatory bail may be rejected notwithstanding the absence of recovered incriminating articles, where the allegations are found to be serious in nature.
On this section: Punishment for attempt to commit dacoity - applied to the charge of attempted motorcycle theft
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Questions about Section 393
What have the courts held on Section 393 of the Indian Penal Code?
Madhav Kumar @ Krishna Madhav Kumar vs The State of Bihar (11 Apr 2023) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: Punishment for attempt to commit dacoity - applied to the charge of attempted motorcycle theft.
How do I find court cases under Section 393 of the Indian Penal Code?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: IPC 393, section 393 IPC, section 393 of the Indian Penal Code. People searching for it also type ipc 393 in bns and ipc 393 punishment in hindi. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with Madhav Kumar @ Krishna Madhav Kumar vs The State of Bihar (11 Apr 2023).
What should I read with Section 393 of the Indian Penal Code, and has it changed?
4 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. For anything done on or after 1 July 2024 the provision to read is BNS 309 (Robbery), which replaced it; conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under this section.
When did Section 393 of the Indian Penal Code come into force?
Section 393 of the Indian Penal Code, cited as IPC 393, came into force on 01 Jan 1862, having been enacted on 06 Oct 1860. It is no longer in force.
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