112. (1) Whoever, being a member of a group or gang, either singly or jointly, commits any act of theft, snatching, cheating, unauthorized selling of tickets, unauthorized betting or gambling, selling of public examination question papers or any other similar criminal act, is said to commit a petty organised crime. 

Explanation.—For the purposes of this sub-section “theft” includes trick theft, theft from a vehicle, dwelling house or business premises, cargo theft, pickpocketing, theft through card skimming, shoplifting, and theft of Automated Teller Machine. 

(2) Whoever commits any petty organized crime shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year but which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to a fine.