IPC Section 451 — House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment

Summary

If a person enters someone else’s house without permission in order to commit an offence that is punishable with imprisonment, they can be punished with imprisonment for up to two years and also be required to pay a fine. The imprisonment can be either simple or rigorous.

Official Text

Whoever commits house-trespass 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 two years, and shall also be liable to fine;

Related Judgments

• MATIULLAH SHEIKH v. THE STA TE OF WEST BENGAL — Supreme Court of India (1964)
• CRL A/880/2000 — Madras High Court (2000)
• S.C.R. 85 SANGEET & ANR v. STATE OF HARYANA — Supreme Court of India (2012)
• S.C.R. 981 HARADHAN DAS v. STATE OF WEST BENGAL — Supreme Court of India (2012)
• ABDULAZIZ v. ST A TE OF RAJAS THAN MAY 3, 2007 B — Supreme Court of India (2007)
• SC (2025) Vol.8 p.305 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• CRL A/13/1995 — Madras High Court (1995)
• S.C.R. 1027 1027 MOHD. FIROZ v. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH — Supreme Court of India (2022)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

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