Robbery

(1) A person is guilty of robbery if he steals, and immediately before or at the time of doing so and in order to do 106 so, he uses force on any person or puts or seeks to put any person in fear of being then and there subjected to force. (2) A person guilty of robbery, or of attempted robbery, or of assault with intent to rob, shall be punished as follows– (a) on conviction on indictment, to a term of imprisonment which shall not be less than fifteen years but which may extend to life (b) on summary conviction, to a term of imprisonment which shall not be less than five years but which may extend to twenty years, provided that (whether the case is tried summarily or on indictment) the court may, in the case of a first time offender who has no previous conviction for any offence involving dishonesty or violence, refrain from imposing the minimum mandatory sentence prescribed above if there be special extenuating circumstances which the court shall record in writing, and in lieu thereof, pass such other sentence (whether custodial or non-custodial) as the court shall deem just having regard to the prevalence of the crime and other relevant factors. (3) The offence of robbery, or of attempted robbery, or of assault with intent to rob, may be tried summarily without the consent of the accused at the discretion of the Director of Public CAP. 98. (4) The provisions of this section shall have effect notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Summary Jurisdiction (Offences) Act.