BNS332
BNS Section 332: House-trespass in order to commit offence
Ch XVII · Of Offences Against Property
Gazette p.101
Punishment punished with imprisonment for life, or with rigorous imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years, and shall also be liable to fine; punished with imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding ten years, and shall also be liable to fine; 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
Copied verbatim from the section text below.
Arrest, bail & court
- Cognizable · Non-bailable · Court of Session (House-trespass in order to the commission of an offence punishable with death)
- Cognizable · Non-bailable · Court of Session (House-trespass in order to the commission of an imprisonment for life)
- Cognizable · Bailable · Any Magistrate (House-trespass in order to the commission of an with imprisonment)
- Cognizable · Non-bailable · Any Magistrate (If the offence is theft)
From the BNSS, 2023, First Schedule (machine-extracted; check the Schedule for anything consequential).
Verbatim · BNS332. 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.
Cite as: Section 332, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023)