Whoever commits house-trespass in order to commit any offence punishable with imprisonment, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 2 years, and shall also be liable to fine; and if the offence intended to be committed is theft, the term of the imprisonment may be extended to 7 years.
Section history
Section 451 — House-trespass in order to commit an offence punishable with imprisonment
As in force on 2 January 2011.
Timeline 3 versions
- 30 March 1987 Enacted
- 2 January 2011 You are here
- 1 January 2020 Act 15 of 2019
- 17 August 2026 Latest
[Indian PC 1860, s. 451]