IPC Section 455 — Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint

Summary

If a person secretly enters or breaks into a house after making preparations to hurt, assault, wrongfully restrain, or frighten someone inside, they can be punished with imprisonment for up to ten years and also fined.

Official Text

Whoever commits lurking house-trespass, or house-breaking, having made preparation for causing hurt to any person, or for assaulting any person, or for wrongfully restraining any person, or for putting any person in fear of hurt or of assault or of wrongful restraint, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description or a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Related Judgments

• INSC 698 1083 CASE DETAILS DINGANGLUNG GANGMEI v. MUTUM CHURAMANI MEETEI & ORS — Supreme Court of India (2023)
• PASUPULETI SIVA RAMAKRISHNA RAO v. STATE 1145 OF A. P. & ORS — Supreme Court of India (2014)
• SC (2025) Vol.8 p.305 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• MATIULLAH SHEIKH v. THE STA TE OF WEST BENGAL — Supreme Court of India (1964)
• SC (2024) Vol.11 p.786 — Supreme Court of India (2024)
• S.C.R. 981 HARADHAN DAS v. STATE OF WEST BENGAL — Supreme Court of India (2012)
• SUNIL TYAGI v. GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR — High Court of Delhi (2021)
• S.C.R. 330 A GEORGE PON PAUL v. KANAGALET & ORS. C — Supreme Court of India (2009)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNS §331 — Punishment for house-trespass or house-breaking