BNS Section 332 — House-trespass in order to commit offence
Section 332 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 addresses “House-trespass in order to commit offence”. Read the provision below with its qualifications, exceptions and chapter context; the official source is linked alongside it.
332. 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. ¶
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