457
Lurking
house‑trespass or
housebreaking by
night in order to
the commission of
an offence pun
ishable with im
prisonment.
Ditto ..
If the offence is
theft.
Ditto ..
Ditto ..
Ditto ..
Ditto ..
458
Lurking
house‑trespass or
house‑breaking by
night, after
preparation for
causing hurt, etc.
Ditto ..
Ditto ..
Ditto ..
Ditto ..
3[Hurt] caused
Ditto ..
459
Ditto ..
Ditto ..
Ditto ..
Imprisonment of
either description
for 5 years, and
fine.
1[Court of
Imprisonment of
either description
for 14 years, and
fine
Ditto ..
Ditto ..
session,
or
Magistrate
of the first
class.]
Court of
Session,
2* * or
Magistrate
of the first
class.
Ditto ..
Ditto ..
Ditto ..
whilst committing
lurking house
trespass
or house‑breaking.
4[Impriosment for
life], or
imprisonment of
either description
for ten years, and
Court of
Session
fine 3[and shall
also be liable to the
kind of qatl
committed by him
or hurt caused or
attempted to
cause.]
3[Qatl or] hurt
460
caused by one of
several persons
jointly concern ed
in house breaking,
by night, etc.
461
May arrest
without
warrant.
Dishonestly
breaking open or
unfastening any
closed receptacle
containing
or
supposed
to
contain property.
Warrant..
Not
bailable.
Not
compoundable.
4[Impriosment for
life], or
imprisonment of
either description
for 10 years, and
Court of
Session.
fine. 3[and shall
also be liable to the
kind of qatl
committed by him
or hurt caused or
attempted to
cause.]
Ditto..
Ditto
Bailable..
Ditto ..
..
1 Subs. ibid., for "Ditto".
2 The words "Presidency Magistrate" omitted by A.O., 1949, Sch.
3 Subs. and added by Act II of 1997, s. 17.
4 Subs. by the Criminal Procedure (Amdt.) Act, 1974 (25 of 1974), s. 2 and Sch., for "transportation for life" (w.e.f. 13472).
5 the words "Presidency Magistrate"and by implication the word "or" omitted by A.O., 1949, Sch.
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Imprisonment
of
either
description for 2
years, or fine, or
both.
5* * *
magistrate
of the first
or second
class.
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