IPC · XVII — OF OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY

Section 442. House-trespass

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

442. House-trespass . — Whoever commits criminal trespass by entering into or remaining in any building, tent or vessel used as a human dwelling or any building used as a place for worship, or as a " " place for the custody of property, is said to commit house-trespass . Explanation . — The introduction of any part of the criminal trespasser's body is entering sufficient to constitute house-trespass.

Source: India Code