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Section 459 — Grievous hurt caused while committing house-breaking

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

Amendments
459.Grievous hurt caused while committing lurking house-trespass or house-breaking

Whoever, while committing lurking house-trespass or house-breaking, causes grievous hurt to any person, or attempts to cause death or grievous hurt to any person, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less than 3 years and not more than 20 years and with caning.

[Indian PC 1860, s. 459]