Section 396 IPC | Prosecution Must Establish Dacoity Was the Initial Intention and Murder Was Committed During Its Course: Allahabad High Court

Allahabad High Court has held that a conviction under Section 396 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 for dacoity with murder cannot be sustained unless the prosecution proves that dacoity was the first intention and that the murder was committed in the course of that dacoity. The Court found that the prosecution had failed to establish the necessary connection between the alleged dacoity and the murder of Atar Singh. Allahabad…