Section 456
Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night
of Penal Code
Whoever commits lurking house-trespass by night, or house-breaking by night. shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years and whipping.
Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night in protected place or place of worship 456A.
(1)
Whoever commits lurking house-trespass by night, or house-breaking by night in a protected place or a place of worship shall be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less than 3 years and not more than 10
years and whipping with not less than 3 strokes.
(2)
For the purposes of subsection (1). "protected place" means any place or premises declared to be a protected place under section 5 of the
Protected Areas and Protected Places Act (Chapter 147).
Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment 457.
Whoever commits lurking house-trespass by night or house-breaking by night, in order to the committing of any offence punishable with imprisonment, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 5 years and with whipping; and, if the offence intended to be committed is theft, the term of imprisonment may extend to 15 years.
Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint 458.
Whoever commits lurking house-trespass by night, or house-breaking by night, having made preparation for -
(a)
causing hurt to any person;
(b)
assaulting any person;
(c)
wrongfully restraining any person; or
(4 putting any person in fear of hurt or of assault, or of wrongful restraint,
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shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 30 years and whipping with not less than 6 strokes.
Grievous hurt ~ a n s e d whitst committing trrrking house-Trespass or house-breaking 459.
Whoever, whilst committing lurking house-trespass or house-breaking, causes grievous hurt to any person shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 30 years and whipping with not less than 6 strokes.
All persons jointly concerned in lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night punishable where death or grievous hurt caused by one of them 460.
If at the time of the committing of lurking house-trespass by night or house-breaking by night, any person guilty of such offence shall voluntarily cause or attempt 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 night shall be punished with imprisonment for life.
Dishonestly, breaking open receptacle containing property 461.
Whoever dishonestly, or with intent to commit mischief, breaks open or unfastens any closed receptacle which contains or which he believes to contain property, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years and whipping.
Punishment for same offence when committed by person entrusted with custody 462.
Whoever, being entrusted with any closed receptacle which contains or which he believes to contain property, without having authority to open the receptacle, dishonestly. or with intent to commit mischief, breaks open or unfastens that receptacle. shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years and whipping.
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