BNS112
BNS Section 112: Petty organised crime
Ch VI · Of Offences Affecting the Human Body
Gazette p.49
Punishment
- (2) punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year but which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine
Depends on which sub-section applies. Copied verbatim from the text below.
Arrest, bail & court
- Cognizable · Non-bailable · Magistrate of the first class
From the BNSS, 2023, First Schedule (machine-extracted; check the Schedule for anything consequential).
Verbatim · BNS112. Petty organised crime.—(1) Whoever, being a member of a group or gang, either singly or jointly, commits any act of theft, snatching, cheating, unauthorised selling of tickets, unauthorised betting or gambling, selling of public examination question papers or any other similar criminal act, is said to commit petty organised crime.Explanation. — For the purposes of this sub-section “theft” includes trick theft, theft from vehicle, dwelling house or business premises, cargo theft, pick pocketing, theft through card skimming, shoplifting and theft of Automated Teller Machine.(2) Whoever commits any petty organised crime shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year but which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Cite as: Section 112, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023)