As per Section 390 IPC, for ‘robbery’ there is either theft or extortion. When in the committing of the theft, or in committing the theft, or in carrying away or attempting to carry away property obtained by the theft, the offender, voluntarily causes or attempts to cause to any person death or hurt or wrongful restraint or fear of instant death or of instant hurt, or of instant wrongful restraint the theft can be said to be ‘robbery’. In a similar situation, the ‘extortion’ can be said to have committed ‘robbery’. Robbery is only a subtype of extortion. In extortion victims often willingly hand over money, property, or valuable security to avoid violence and damage in the future whereas, in robbery, there is an instant threat to the victim. As per explanation to Section 390 IPC the offender is said to be present if he is sufficiently near to put the other person in fear of instant death, instant hurt, or instant wrongful restraint. Section 391 IPC defines ‘dacoity’. When five or more persons conjointly commit or attempt to commit a robbery, the accused then can be said to have committed the ‘dacoity’. The ‘dacoity’ can be said to be an exaggerated version of robbery. If five or more persons conjointly commit or attempt to commit robbery it can be said to be committing ‘dacoity’. Therefore, the only difference between the ‘robbery’ and the ‘dacoity’ would be the number of persons involved in jointly committing or attempting to commit a ‘robbery’. The punishment for ‘dacoity’ and ‘robbery’ would be the same except that in the case of ‘dacoity’ the punishment can be imprisonment for life or imprisonment up to ten years. However, in the case of ‘dacoity with murder,’ the punishment can be death also.