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CHAPTER XVII OF OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY · Of criminal trespass

Section 332: House-trespass in order to commit offence

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Whoever commits house-trespass in order to the committing of any offence—

(a) punishable with death, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with rigorous imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years, and shall also be liable to fine;

(b) punishable with imprisonment for life, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding ten years, and shall also be liable to fine;

(c) punishable with imprisonment, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, and shall also be liable to fine:

Provided that if the offence intended to be committed is theft, the term of the imprisonment may be extended to seven years.

Corresponding IPC provision

As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table

332 (a)449. House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with death.

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  1. 1. Under the proviso to Section 332(c) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, where house-trespass is committed in order to commit an offence punishable with imprisonment and the offence intended is theft, the imprisonment may extend to

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