Whoever commits house-trespass in order to the committing of any offence punishable with 1 [imprisonment for life], shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Section 450: House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment for life
The Indian Penal Code, 1860Central Act · Act 45 of 1860
Repealed. This text is published for reference. It is not in force, and it should not be relied on as current law without checking what replaced it. Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, with effect from 1 July 2024
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Indian Penal Code, 1860 |
|---|---|
| Section | 450 |
| Marginal note | House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment for life |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | Repealed |
| Judgments citing it | 26 |
Judgments that turned on this provision
- CRL RC/2260/2023 of RAGHU Vs INSPECTOR OF POLICEMadras High Court · 2025-12-17
- CRL MP(MD)/954/2025 of Kartheeswaran Vs The State of TamilnaduMadras High Court · 2025-12-05
- CRA/745/2021 of NOKHRAM VERMA Vs STATE OF CHHATTISGARHHigh Court of Chhattisgarh · 2025-11-24
- APEAL/202/2020 of KAWADU @ KAVISH S/O SHANKARRAO KSHIRSAGAR (IN JAIL) Vs STATE OF MAH., THR. P.S.O. P.S. RAMNAGAR, WARDHA, TAH. and DISTWARDHABombay High Court · 2025-10-10
- PARVAT SINGH vs THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESHSupreme Court of India · 2020-03-02
- CHHANNU LAL VERMA vs THE STATE OF CHHATTISGARHSupreme Court of India · 2018-11-28
- SANJIV KUMAR @ GORA vs STATE OF PUNJABSupreme Court of India · 2015-03-19
- ABA/44/2015 of AMOL SURESH PALOJI Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRABombay High Court · 2015-01-19
- APEAL/118/2004 of ABDUL MUKIM UMAR ANSARI Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRABombay High Court · 2007-10-15
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