Section 456 IPC — Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night

Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Official PDF page 180

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

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