LawgistThe Indian Penal Code
442House-trespass
Whoever commits criminal trespass by entering into or remaining in any building, tent or vessel used as a human dwelling or any building used as a place for worship, or as a place for the custody of property, is said to commit "house-trespass".
Explanation.—The introduction of any part of the criminal trespasser's body is entering sufficient to constitute house-trespass.
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Of Criminal Trespass
- 441 Criminal trespass
- 442 House-trespass
- 443 Lurking house-trespass
- 444 Lurking house-trespass by night
- 445 House-breaking
- 446 House-breaking by night
- 447 Punishment for criminal trespass
- 448 Punishment for house-trespass
- 449 House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with death
- 450 House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment for life
- 451 House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment
- 452 House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint
- 453 Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking
- 454 Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment
- 455 Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint
- 456 Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night
- 457 Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment
- 458 Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night after preparation for hurt, assault, or wrongful restraint
- 459 Grievous hurt caused whilst committing lurking house-trespass or house-breaking
- 460 All persons jointly concerned in lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night punishable where death or grievous hurt caused by one of them
- 461 Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property
- 462 Punishment for same offence when committed by person entrusted with custody
