Section-457 of the Penal Code,1860
The Penal Code, 1860
(ACT NO. XLV OF 1860)
CHAPTER XVII
OF OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY
Of Criminal Trespass
Lurking
house-trespass or house-breaking by night in order to commit offence punishable
with imprisonment
457. Whoever commits
lurking house-trespass by night, or house breaking by night, 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 five years, and
shall also be liable to fine; and, if the offence intended to be committed is theft,
the term of the imprisonment may be extended to fourteen years.
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