Of Offencesagainst Property
IPC Section 397 - Robbery , or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or gri evous hurt
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IPC Section 397 deals with robbery , or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or gri evous hurt.
Full official legal text
397. Robbery , or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or gri evous hurt. If, at the time of
committing robbery or dacoity, the offender uses any deadly weapon, or causes grievous hurt to any
person, or attempts to cause death or grievous hurt to any person, the imprisonment with which such
offender shall be punished shall not be less than seven years.
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