IPC Section 443 — Lurking house-trespass

Summary

A person commits lurking house-trespass if they enter or remain inside a building, tent, or vessel without permission, and they take steps to hide that entry from someone who has the legal right to keep them out or throw them out.

Official Text

Whoever commits house-trespass having taken precautions to conceal such house-trespass from some person who has a right to exclude or eject the trespasser from the building, tent or vessel which is the subject of the trespass, is said to commit “lurking house-trespass”.

Related Judgments

• MATIULLAH SHEIKH v. THE STA TE OF WEST BENGAL — Supreme Court of India (1964)
• S.C.R. 981 HARADHAN DAS v. STATE OF WEST BENGAL — Supreme Court of India (2012)
• INSC 1026 1071 CASE DETAILS VISHNU KUMAR SHUKLA & ANR v. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ANR. NOVEMBER 28, 2023 — Supreme Court of India (2023)
• ABDULAZIZ v. ST A TE OF RAJAS THAN MAY 3, 2007 B — Supreme Court of India (2007)
• CRL RC/18/2012 — Madras High Court (2012)
• Accused No.1 vs State rep.by — Madras High Court (2012)
• INSC 698 1083 CASE DETAILS DINGANGLUNG GANGMEI v. MUTUM CHURAMANI MEETEI & ORS — Supreme Court of India (2023)
• Accused vs State by — Madras High Court (2009)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNS §330 — House-trespass and house-breaking