Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint
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Summary
Sneaking into or breaking a house after making preparations to cause hurt, assault, wrongfully restrain, or to put someone in fear is a punishable offence. When a person commits lurking house-trespass or house-breaking with such preparation, they can be sentenced to up to ten years imprisonment and also fined.
Example
Ravi sharpens a stick, hides outside his neighbour's house intending to frighten them, then breaks a window and enters at night. Because he broke in after preparing to put the neighbour in fear, he can be charged with lurking house-trespass or house-breaking after preparation and face up to ten years' imprisonment and a fine.
Bare Act
Enacted textWhoever commits lurking house-trespass, or house-breaking, having made preparation for causing hurt to any person, or for assaulting any person, or for wrongfully restraining any person, or for putting any person in fear of hurt or of assault or of wrongful restraint, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description or a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
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