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Section 460 — House-breaking when death or grievous hurt caused

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

Amendments
460.Lurking house-trespass by night or house-breaking by night when death or grievous hurt isHouse-breaking when death or grievous hurt caused

If, at the time of the committing of lurking house-trespass by night or house-breaking by nighthouse-breaking, any person guilty of such offence voluntarily causes or attempts to cause death or grievous hurt to any person, every person jointly concerned in committing such lurking house-trespass by night or house-breaking by nighthouse-breaking, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less than 3 years and not more than 20 years.

[Indian PC 1860, s. 460]