Section 336.- Whoever, commits theft by snatching in presence is said to commit snatching, and shall be punished with imprisonment not exceeding five years and fined not exceeding ten thousand Baht.

If the snatching causes bodily or mental harm to another person, the offender shall be punished with imprisonment of two to seven years and fined of four thousand to fourteen thousand Baht.

If the snatching causes grievous bodily harm to another person, the offender shall be punished with imprisonment of three to ten years and fined of six thousand to twenty thousand Baht.

If the snatching causes death to another person, the offender shall be punished with imprisonment of five to fifteen years and fined of ten thousand to thirty thousand Baht.

 

Section 336 bis.- Whoever, committing the offence under Section 334, Section 335, Section 335 bis, or Section 336 by wearing the soldier or police uniform or dressing so as to cause the other person to believe that oneself to be the soldier or police, or by carrying or using the gun or explosive, or using the conveyance so as to facilitate in committing the offence, to take away such thing or escape from the arrest, shall be punished more than that as prescribed in such Section by half.

 

CHAPTER 2

OFFENCE OF EXTORTION, BLACKMAIL, ROBBERY AND GANG-ROBBERY

 

Section 337.- Whoever, compels a person to give or to agree to give him or the other person a benefit in the nature of being a property by committing an act of violence or by a threat to commit violence against the life, body, liberty, reputation or property of the compelled person or a third person, so that the compelled person submits to the same is said to commit extortion, and shall be punished with imprisonment not exceeding five years and fined not exceeding ten thousand Baht.

If extortion be committed :

(1) By threatening to cause death or grievous bodily harm to the compelled person or the other person or to set fire to the property of the compelled person or other person ; or

(2) By a person carrying an arm, the offender shall be punished with imprisonment of six months to seven years and fined of one thousand to fourteen thousand Baht.

 

Section 338.- Whoever, compelling the other person to give or to agree to give oneself or the other person the benefit in the nature to be the property by threatening to disclose the secret, to cause injury to the compelled person or the third person, up to the compelled person submit to the same, such person to be said to commit blackmail, and shall be imprisoned as from one year to ten years and fined as from two thousand Baht to twenty thousand Baht.