Indian Penal Code (IPC) S. 454. Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment.
454. Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment.—Whoever commits lurking house-trespass or house-breaking, in order to the committing of any offence punishable with imprisonment, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three 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 ten years.
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Cognizable or not? |
Cognizable |
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Whether Bailable? |
Non-bailable |
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Compoundable or not? |
Not compoundable |
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Triable by whom? |
Any Magistrate (Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking in order to the commission of an offence punishable with imprisonment); Magistrate of the first class (If the offence be theft). |
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