P&H: Acquits acquitted accused Says Planning Robbery Alone Is Not an Offence Under IPC
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has acquitted two men convicted under Section 398 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), ruling that merely assembling with weapons and planning a robbery does not establish the offence. Justice Surya Partap Singh held that the prosecution must show that a robbery or dacoity was committed, or that an attempt was made to commit one.
The case arose from a police raid in February 2003. According to the prosecution, four men had gathered in an under-construction building and were armed with weapons while planning a robbery. They were convicted under Section 398 IPC and...
