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Section 448 — Punishment for house-breaking

As in force on 1 January 2020.

Timeline 5 versions
  1. 30 March 1987 Enacted
  2. 1 February 2008 Act 51 of 2007
  3. 30 November 2008 Revised edition
  4. 1 January 2020 Act 15 of 2019
  5. 17 August 2026 Latest
Amended in force 1 January 2020 by Criminal Law Reform Act 2019
448.Punishment for house-trespass

Whoever commits house-trespass shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to $3,000, or with both.

[Indian PC 1860, s. 448]

448.Punishment for house-breaking

Whoever commits house-breaking shall be guilty of an offence and shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 3 years, or with fine, or with both.

[Indian PC 1860, s. 448]