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Organized crimePossibly — unconfirmed

Read this before the rangeStandalone offence under central law. BNS s. 111 defines 'organised crime' as any continuing unlawful activity (including kidnapping, robbery, vehicle theft, extortion, land grabbing, contract killing, economic offence, cyber-crimes, trafficking of persons, drugs, weapons or illicit goods/services, human trafficking for prostitution or ransom) by a person or group acting in concert, singly or jointly, as a member of, or on behalf of, an organised crime syndicate, by violence, threat, intimidation, coercion or other unlawful means to obtain direct or indirect material/financial benefit. 'Organised crime syndicate' = group of 2+ persons indulging in continuing unlawful activity. 'Continuing unlawful activity' = a cognizable offence punishable with 3+ years, undertaken as a syndicate member/on its behalf, with more than one charge-sheet filed before a competent court within the preceding 10 years and cognizance taken, and includes economic offence. BNS s. 112 is a separate, lesser offence of petty organised crime (group/gang theft, snatching, cheating, unauthorised ticket-selling, betting/gambling, selling public examination question papers, or similar). State MCOCA-type laws are NOT included — central law only.

Possibly — unconfirmed

Reported range, not yet confirmed against official text. Do not rely on this — awaiting confirmation.

Statutory range — reported, not yet confirmed

BNS s. 111(2)(a) — Organised crime resulting in the death of any personPossibly — unconfirmed

Imprisonment: Death or imprisonment for life
Fine: ₹10,00,000 minimum; no statutory maximum stated

BNS s. 111(2)(b) — Organised crime, in any other casePossibly — unconfirmed

Imprisonment: 5 years–life
Fine: ₹5,00,000 minimum; no statutory maximum stated

BNS s. 111(3) — Abetting, attempting, conspiring, knowingly facilitating, or preparatory act for organised crimePossibly — unconfirmed

Imprisonment: 5 years–life
Fine: ₹5,00,000 minimum; no statutory maximum stated

BNS s. 111(4) — Being a member of an organised crime syndicatePossibly — unconfirmed

Imprisonment: 5 years–life
Fine: ₹5,00,000 minimum; no statutory maximum stated

BNS s. 111(5) — Intentionally harbouring or concealing a person who committed organised crimePossibly — unconfirmed

Imprisonment: 3 years–life
Fine: ₹5,00,000 minimum; no statutory maximum stated

Proviso: this sub-section does not apply where the harbour/concealment is by the spouse of the offender.

BNS s. 111(6) — Possessing property derived/obtained from, proceeds of, or acquired through organised crimePossibly — unconfirmed

Imprisonment: 3 years–life
Fine: ₹2,00,000 minimum; no statutory maximum stated

BNS s. 111(7) — Person acting on behalf of a syndicate member in possession of property they cannot satisfactorily account forPossibly — unconfirmed

Imprisonment: 3–10 years
Fine: ₹1,00,000 minimum; no statutory maximum stated

Covers movable or immovable property held now or at any time on behalf of a member of an organised crime syndicate, which the person cannot satisfactorily account for.

BNS s. 112(2) — Petty organised crimePossibly — unconfirmed

Imprisonment: 1–7 years
Fine: Fine (amount not fixed in section)

S. 112(1): a member of a group or gang, singly or jointly, committing theft, snatching, cheating, unauthorised selling of tickets, unauthorised betting or gambling, selling of public examination question papers, or any other similar criminal act. Explanation: 'theft' includes trick theft, theft from vehicle/dwelling/business premises, cargo theft, pickpocketing, theft through card skimming, shoplifting and ATM theft.

Note on this entry

Fine figures in BNS s. 111 are statutory MINIMUMS ('shall not be less than') — no statutory maximum is stated, so the fine field gives the floor only. In BNS s. 112 the fine amount is not fixed in the section. Imprisonment ranges are as written; 'imprisonment for life' in s. 111 carries no 'remainder of natural life' qualifier in the section text.

Source

Statute: Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, ss. 111-112
Official source: Gazette of India text of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act 45 of 2023) as reproduced on a non-official mirror, cross-checked against multiple India-Code-quoting bare-act reproductions (non-official). Direct India Code / eGazette text was NOT read in session: indiacode.nic.in now redirects to indiacode.gov.in (JS app; bare-act text not directly readable) and the MHA BNS PDF link returned 404. Last-verified 2026-10-19.
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Last verified: 2026-10-19

Not legal advice. This range is the statutory penalty as written in the law — it is not “your sentence.” What is NOT accounted for here: Priors (except insofar as the 'continuing unlawful activity' definition itself requires prior charge-sheets), plea, judicial discretion, concurrent charges for the underlying offences, property attachment/forfeiture under other laws, bail/cognizability/classification, state organised-crime laws (e.g. MCOCA), and any post-Gazette amendments. If you face a real charge, consult a licensed lawyer in the relevant jurisdiction.