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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Section 332: House-trespass in order to commit offence

Chapter XVII — Of Offences Against Property

332. 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.

Source: official text of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Ministry of Home Affairs).