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 $1,0002008$3,0002008, or with both.
Section history
Section 448 — Punishment for house-breaking
Consolidated view is experimental and may be broken for certain provisions.
Amendments
Section 448 — Original text to 30 November 2008superseded
Section 448 — 30 November 2008 to 1 January 2020rewritten by the Revised Edition
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]
Section 448 — From 1 January 2020 (current)rewritten by Criminal Law Reform Act 2019
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]