Consider the following statements regarding dacoity under Section 391 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023: Statement 1: Dacoity is robbery committed by five or more persons acting together. Statement 2: All five or more persons must use force or threat; at least one person causing injury is insufficient for dacoity. Statement 3: Dacoity requires that the force or threat be used "in order to the committing of robbery" or in its commission or in carrying away stolen property. Statement 4: A robbery committed by four persons acting together does not constitute dacoity under BNS. Which statements are correct?

Section 391 of BNS, 2023 defines dacoity as "when five or more persons commit or attempt to commit a robbery, or where the whole number of persons conjointly committing or attempting to commit a robbery amounts to five or more." Statement 1 is correct—five or more acting together. Statement 4 is correct—four persons would not constitute dacoity. Statement 3 is correct—the force/threat must be in order to committing robbery or in carrying away stolen property. Statement 2 is incorrect—the definition requires that five or more persons "commit or attempt" to commit robbery; it doesn't require that all five use force; the conduct of one person may be attributed to the group if acting together. Statements 1 and 3 are correct.