Indian Penal Code, 1860

Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment.

457. Whoever commits lurking house-trespass by night, or house-breaking by night, in order to the committing of any offence punishable with imprisonment, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to fine ; and, if the offence intended to be committed is theft, the term of the imprisonment may be extended to fourteen years.

STATE AMENDMENTS

TAMIL NADU

■	-	Sub-section (2)
	-	Section 457 shall be renumbered as sub-section (1), of that section and after sub-section (1) as so renumbered, the following sub-section shall be added, namely :-

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"(2) Whoever commits lurking house-trespass by night or house-breaking by night in any building used as a place of worship, in order to .... To read the full section download the app from Google Play store Share  Facebook  Twitter  Linkedin  Reddit  Email  Whatsapp  Gmail  Pocket  Print  Pinterest  PDF  Translate Whatsapp Groups GST Income Tax CA Final CA Inter CAclubindia Login at CAclubindia CAclubindia India's largest network for finance professionals User Name Password Remember Me Forgot Password ? Alternatively, you can log in using: Login with Google Don't have an account? Register Now click here to register