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Section 443 — Lurking house-trespass

As in force on 1 April 2015.

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443.Lurking house-trespass

Whoever commits house-trespass, having taken precautions to conceal such house-trespass from some person who has a right to exclude or eject the trespasser from the building, tent or vessel which is the subject of the trespass, is said to commit “lurking house-trespass”.

[Indian PC 1860, s. 443]