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Section 457 Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860

Section 457 Indian Penal Code

Section 457 of the Indian Penal Code 1860 is about Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment. It is under ‘Of Criminal Trespass’ of CHAPTER XVII (OF OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY) of the Code.

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

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.

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