This section covers house trespass to commit offence in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003).
House-trespass in order to commit offence. 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.
What was the old IPC code for Section 332 of BNS 2023?
In the Indian Penal Code, house trespass to commit offence was covered in S. 449- S. 451.