House-trespass alter preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint
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Summary
Entering a dwelling after preparing to cause hurt, assault, wrongfully restrain, or to put someone in fear is treated as an aggravated house-trespass. It applies when the trespasser has made concrete preparations for those acts before entry. The person can be punished with imprisonment (simple or rigorous) for up to seven years and a fine.
Example
Ravi buys a metal rod and rope, plans to bind and threaten a former tenant, and then breaks into the tenant's house at night. Since he entered after preparing to assault and wrongfully restrain someone, he commits this aggravated house-trespass offence and can face up to seven years imprisonment and a fine.
Bare Act
Enacted textWhoever commits house-trespass, having made preparation for causing hurt to any person or for assaulting any person, or for wrongfully restraining any person, or for putting and person in fear of hurt, or of assault, or of wrongful restraint, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
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