Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
457. Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment . — Whoever commits lurking house-trespass by night, or house-breaking by night, in order to the committing of any offence punishable with imprisonment, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to
1. Subs. by Act 26 of 1955, s. 117 and the Sch., for "transportation for life" (w.e.f. 1-1-1956).
fine; and, if the offence intended to be committed is theft, the term of the imprisonment may be extended to fourteen years.
Source: India Code