Prashant Prakash Ratnaparki v. State of Maharashtra 2025 INSC 1323 - IPC/BNS - Dacoity
Indian Penal Code 1860 - Section 378, 392,395 [Sections 303, 309,310 BNS] - To sustain a charge of dacoity under Section 310(2) of the BNS [Section 395 of the IPC], the offence of robbery [Section 309 of the BNS/Section 392 of the IPC] must first be established. Robbery, in turn, is an aggravated form of theft or extortion. A foundational element of ‘theft’ as defined under Section 303 of the BNS [Section 378 of the IPC] is ‘dishonest intention’, i.e., the intention to cause wrongful gain to one person or wrongful loss to another.
Case Info
Case name: Prashant Prakash Ratnaparki and Ors. v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.
- Neutral citation: 2025 INSC 1323.
- Coram: Justice Vikram Nath; Justice Sandeep Mehta.
- Judgment date: November 17, 2025, New Delhi.
Statutes and laws referred
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS): Section 528 (corresponding to Section 482 CrPC).
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC): Section 482.
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS):
- Section 115(2) [corresponds to IPC Section 326].
- Section 351(2) and 351(3) [correspond to IPC Section 506].
- Section 352 [corresponds to IPC Section 504].
- Section 310(2) [corresponds to IPC Section 395, dacoity].
- Section 309 [corresponds to IPC Section 392, robbery].
- Section 303 [corresponds to IPC Section 378, theft].
- Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC): Sections 326, 506, 504, 395 (dacoity), 392 (robbery), 378 (theft).
- Constitution of India: Article 142 (power used to quash FIR and proceedings).
To sustain a charge of dacoity, the offence of robbery must first be established. Robbery, in turn, is an aggravated form of theft or extortion. A foundational element of ‘theft’ is ‘dishonest intention’, i.e., the intention to cause wrongful gain to one person or wrongful loss… https://t.co/Kh8UE9aCTG pic.twitter.com/Pl5nzf6hWi
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