IPC Section 310 — Thug

offences affecting the human body

Criminal

Summary

A person is considered a thug if they regularly work with one or more other people to commit robbery or child-stealing by using murder or by making murder part of the crime. This definition applies only to actions that happen after this law came into effect.

Official Text

Whoever, at any time after the passing of this Act, shall have been habitually associated with any other or others for the purpose of committing robbery or child-stealing by means of or accompanied with murder, is a thug.

Related Judgments

  • SC (1996) Vol.1 p.347 — Supreme Court of India (1996)
  • KANNAN v. STATE OF TAMIL NADU 403 — Supreme Court of India (2009)
  • SUNIL TYAGI v. GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR — High Court of Delhi (2021)
  • PRATAP v. STATE OF U.P. D — Supreme Court of India (1973)
  • S.C.R. BABASAHEB MARUTI KAMBLE v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA — Supreme Court of India (2018)
  • ANKUSH MARUTI SHINDE AND OTHERS v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA — Supreme Court of India (2019)
  • ... Appellant/2nd Accused vs State by the Inspector of Police, — Madras High Court (2013)
  • .. Petitioner/Accused No.1 vs 1. State (S.I. of Police), — Madras High Court (2013)

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