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IPC Section 398 - Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon
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Simple language explanation
IPC Section 398 deals with attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon.
Full official legal text
398. Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon. If, at the time of
attempting to commit robbery or dacoity, the offender is armed with any deadly weapon, the
imprisonment with which such offender shall be punished shall not be less than seven years.
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