Whoever commits house-trespasshouse-breaking in order to commit any offence punishable with imprisonment, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 210 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-breaking in order to commit an offence punishable with imprisonment
As in force on 1 January 2020.
Timeline 3 versions
[Indian PC 1860, s. 451]