IPC Section 449 — House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with death
criminal trespass
Criminal
Punishment
Life imprisonment · Rigorous imprisonment up to 10 years and fine
As the section puts it: “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”
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.
Referred to by
Old <-> New Code Mapping
- BNS §332 — House-trespass in order to commit offence
