Robbery 

343 Every one commits robbery who

• (a) steals, and for the purpose of extorting whatever is stolen or to prevent or overcome resistance to the stealing, uses violence or threats of violence to a person or property;

• (b) steals from any person and, at the time he steals or immediately before or immediately thereafter, wounds, beats, strikes or uses any personal violence to that person;

• (c) assaults any person with intent to steal from him; or

• (d) steals from any person while armed with an offensive weapon or imitation thereof.

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According to section 343 of the Criminal Code, robbery is a violent and serious offence that entails the use of force or threat of force while committing stealing. To put it another way, a robbery could be defined as a theft or attempted steal that involves an assault.

A number of variables, including the accused's past criminal history, the use of weapons, the level and scope of violence utilized, and any injuries sustained by the complainant, may influence the seriousness of a robbery allegation and the punishment that goes along with it. The complainant must have been present when the crime was committed in order for it to be classified as a robbery.

When someone is accused of robbery, the Crown frequently tries to have them detained without the ability to post bail until their trial. For a first crime, offenders guilty of robbery involving a real or fake firearm may be sentenced to a minimum of five years in prison. More severe penalties, up to a maximum of life in prison, may be applied for repeat crimes.