The Indian Penal Code
462Punishment for same offence when committed by person entrusted with custody
Whoever, being entrusted with any closed receptacle which contains or which he believes to contain property, without having authority to open the same, dishonestly, or with intent to commit mischief, breaks open or unfastens that receptacle, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.
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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