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Section 449 — House-breaking in order to commit an offence punishable with death

Consolidated view is experimental and may be broken for certain provisions.

Amendments
449.House-trespassHouse-breaking in order to commit an offence punishable with death

Whoever commits house-trespasshouse-breaking in order to commit any offence punishable with death, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years, and shall15 years, and shall, if he is not sentenced to imprisonment for life, also be liable to fine.

[Indian PC 1860, s. 449]