IPC Section 449 — House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with death

Summary

If someone enters or stays in a house without permission, intending to commit a crime that is punishable by death, they can be punished with life imprisonment or up to ten years of hard imprisonment, and they may also have to pay a fine.

Official Text

Whoever commits house-trespass in order to the committing of any offence punishable with death, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with rigorous imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Related Judgments

• MATIULLAH SHEIKH v. THE STA TE OF WEST BENGAL — Supreme Court of India (1964)
• S.C.R. 85 SANGEET & ANR v. STATE OF HARYANA — Supreme Court of India (2012)
• CRL A/13/1995 — Madras High Court (1995)
• UNNI v. STATE OF KERALA — Supreme Court of India (2012)
• ABDULAZIZ v. ST A TE OF RAJAS THAN MAY 3, 2007 B — Supreme Court of India (2007)
• ANTAPPAN v. STATE OF KERALA 835 — Supreme Court of India (2009)
• NARAYAN CHETANRAM CHAUDHARY AND ANR v. ST A TE OF MAHARASHTRA SEPTEMBER 5, 2000 — Supreme Court of India (S)
• S.C.R. 923 RAMACHANDRAN & ORS. ETC v. STATE OF KERALA — Supreme Court of India (2011)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNS §332 — House-trespass in order to commit offence