IPC Act 379B
Section 379B · Snatching with hurt, wrongful restraint or fear of hurt. Whoever, in order to commit snatching, or in committing the snatching, causes hurt or wrongful restraint or fear of hurt; or after committing the offence of snatching, causes hurt or wrongful restraint or fear of hurt in order to effect his escape, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment which shall not be less than ten years but which may extend to fourteen years, and shall also be liable to fine of rupees twenty five thousand"
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The offence at a glance
- Maximum punishment
- 14 years
- Statutory minimum
- 10 years
- Fine
- Fine — no statutory ceiling, the court decides
- Cognizable
- Cognizable
- Bailable
- Non-bailable
- Compoundable
- Not compoundable
- Triable by
- Court of Session
- Cognizable — Police may arrest without a warrant
- Non-bailable — Bail is at the court's discretion
Derived from the First Schedule Part II rule — not listed section by section
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