House-trespass in order to commit offence
Full Text
Whoever commits house-trespass in order to the committing of any offence––
- (a) 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;
- (b) punishable with imprisonment for life, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding ten years, and shall also be liable to fine;
- (c) 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:
Provided that if the offence intended to be committed is theft, the term of the imprisonment may be extended to seven years.
Plain English Summary
Prescribes punishments for committing house-trespass to commit other offences, ranging from 2 years up to life imprisonment depending on whether the intended offence is punishable by death, life imprisonment, or standard imprisonment.
Key Legal Elements
- Committing house-trespass
- Specific intent to commit another offence during the trespass
- Graded punishment: up to life imprisonment or 10 years rigorous imprisonment if the intended offence is punishable by death
- Imprisonment up to 10 years if the intended offence is punishable by life imprisonment
- Imprisonment up to 2 years if the intended offence is punishable by standard imprisonment (extended to 7 years if the intended offence is theft)
Punishment
Varies: Imprisonment for life or up to 10 years and fine (for death/life imprisonment offences); up to 2 years and fine (for standard offences; extended to 7 years if theft)
Practical Note
CRITICAL COMPARISON: BNS Section 332 consolidates three separate sections of the old IPC: Section 449 (to commit offence punishable with death), Section 450 (to commit offence punishable with life imprisonment), and Section 451 (to commit offence punishable with imprisonment). The statutory consolidation simplifies the code while keeping the maximum penalties (up to life imprisonment for death-penalty offences, up to 10 years for life-imprisonment offences, and up to 2 years—or 7 years for theft—for standard offences) completely unchanged.
हिंदी पाठ
जो कोई किसी अपराध को करने के प्रयोजन से गृह-अतिचार करेगा, वह—
- (क) यदि वह अपराध मृत्यु से दंडनीय हो, तो वह आजीवन कारावास से, या दस वर्ष से अनधिक की अवधि के कठिन कारावास से दंडित किया जाएगा और जुर्माने से भी दंडनीय होगा;
- (ख) यदि वह अपराध आजीवन कारावास से दंडनीय हो, तो वह दोनों में से किसी भांति के कारावास से, जिसकी अवधि दस वर्ष से अनधिक की होगी, दंडित किया जाएगा और जुर्माने से भी दंडनीय होगा;
- (ग) यदि वह अपराध कारावास से दंडनीय हो, तो वह दोनों में से किसी भांति के कारावास से, जिसकी अवधि दो वर्ष तक की हो सकेगी, दंडित किया जाएगा और जुर्माने से भी दंडनीय होगा:
परन्तु यदि वह अपराध, जिसे करने का आशय हो, चोरी हो, तो कारावास की अवधि सात वर्ष तक की हो सकेगी।