Article 336 bis: Aggravated theft and snatching
Statutory text (Thai original)
ผู้ใดกระทำความผิดตามมาตรา ๓๓๔ มาตรา ๓๓๕ มาตรา ๓๓๕ ทวิ หรือมาตรา ๓๓๖ โดยแต่งเครื่องแบบทหารหรือตำรวจหรือแต่งกายให้เข้าใจว่าเป็นทหารหรือตำรวจ หรือโดยมีหรือใช้อาวุธปืนหรือวัตถุระเบิด หรือโดยใช้ยานพาหนะเพื่อสะดวกแก่การกระทำผิดหรือการพาทรัพย์นั้นไป หรือเพื่อให้พ้นการจับกุม ต้องระวางโทษหนักกว่าที่บัญญัติไว้ในมาตรานั้น ๆ กึ่งหนึ่ง
English translation
Whoever commits an offence under Section 334, Section 335, Section 335 bis or Section 336 while wearing a military or police uniform, or dressed so as to be taken for a soldier or a police officer, or while carrying or using a firearm or an explosive, or by using a vehicle to facilitate the offence, to carry away the property, or to escape arrest, shall be liable to a punishment one half heavier than that prescribed for the offence concerned.
ThaiLawOnline translation, written from the Thai original and verified
Firm annotation
Section 336 bis (มาตรา 336 ทวิ) is a penalty-enhancement provision, not a standalone offence. It attaches to a completed offence under Section 334 (theft), Section 335 (aggravated theft), Section 335 bis (theft of a publicly venerated Buddha image or religious object) or Section 336 (snatching), and raises the prescribed penalty by one half whenever any of the listed aggravating means is present: a real or faked military or police uniform, possession or use of a firearm or explosive, or use of a vehicle to facilitate the crime, transport the property, or flee. Courts cite it in combination, for example 334 combined with 336 bis or 335 combined with 336 bis. The enhancement is triggered by the means of commission, so the presence of a firearm or vehicle must be proved as part of the case, not merely alleged.
Why this matters in practice
Because the enhancement adds one half to the base sentence, the difference between plain theft and theft with a vehicle or firearm is substantial in real exposure. Theft-family offences are not compoundable in the ordinary case, so withdrawing a complaint does not end the case; Section 71 is the exception, and it applies to offences under Sections 334 to 336 paragraph one committed between a husband and wife, an ascendant and a descendant, or a brother and sister of the same parents. A common line of defence targets the aggravating element itself: whether the vehicle was genuinely used to facilitate the crime rather than merely present, or whether the item said to be a firearm meets the statutory definition. Anyone facing a charge that stacks 336 bis onto a base section should get advice early, since the enhancement can move a sentence into a materially higher range. See our overview of criminal law in Thailand.
Décisions de la Cour suprême interprétant cette section
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Arrêt de la Cour suprême n° 3672/2568 (2025)
Section 336 bis increases the punishment for an offence under Sections 334, 335, 335 bis or 336 by one half where a vehicle is used to facilitate it. It has no application where what is proved is not one of those offences: where the facts establish embezzlement under Section 352, the theft charge and the Section 336 bis enhancement both fall away.
The charge alleged five thefts of cash totalling 9,804,760 baht, committed with a motorcycle used to facilitate the offence, and sought punishment under Section 334 with Section 336 bis. The evidence showed the money had been transferred into bank accounts, withdrawn by others and handed to the defendant, who did not pass it on. The Supreme Court upheld the conviction for embezzlement under Section 352 paragraph one, so the theft charge and the Section 336 bis enhancement did not apply.
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Arrêt de la Cour suprême n° 3681/2568 (2025)
The Section 336 bis enhancement can stack on aggravated theft under Section 335, raising the penalty by one half over the aggravated base offence.
The trial court found the defendant guilty under Section 335(1) paragraph one combined with Section 336 bis, treating the acts as several distinct offences. The case shows the enhancement operating on top of an already aggravated theft section.
Curated decisions with case numbers verified against the Supreme Court database. English renderings are the firm's editorial translation for study.
Cited in 282 Supreme Court decisions (1976 to 2025)
Décisions de citation sélectionnées
- Decision 3672/2568 (2025)
- Decision 2178/2567 (2024)
- Decision 1230/2566 (2023)
- Decision 70/2565 (2022)
- Decision 540/2564 (2021)
- Decision 8387/2563 (2020)
- Decision 5264/2563 (2020)
- Decision 12681/2558 (2015)
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Foire aux questions
How much heavier is the penalty under Section 336 bis?
The penalty is one half heavier than the penalty set for the underlying offence, which the section names as Section 334 (theft), Section 335 (aggravated theft), Section 335 bis (theft of a publicly venerated Buddha image or religious object) or Section 336 (snatching). It is an enhancement, not a fixed term of its own.
Does merely carrying a firearm trigger Section 336 bis?
The text covers having or using a firearm or an explosive during an offence under Section 334, 335, 335 bis or 336, so possession connected to the offence can trigger the enhancement. The other triggers are wearing or faking a military or police uniform, and using a vehicle to commit the offence, carry the property away or escape arrest.
Is theft under Section 336 bis compoundable?
Not in the ordinary case. The base offences in Sections 334 to 336 are not compoundable, so the case proceeds even if the victim is repaid or withdraws the complaint. Section 71 is the exception: an offence under Sections 334 to 336 paragraph one committed by a husband against his wife or a wife against her husband is not punishable, and one committed between an ascendant and a descendant or between a brother and sister of the same parents is compoundable.
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