Whoever commits lurking house-trespass by night, or house-breaking by night, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine.
CHAPTER XVII OF OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY · Of criminal trespass
Section 456: Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night
The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (repealed)
Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.
Now in the BNS
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
| 456. Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night. | BNS 331(2) |