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Section 453 IPC — Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking

Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Official PDF page 179

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453. Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking.-- Whoever commits lurking house-trespass or house-breaking, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, and shall also be liable to fine.

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