Section 397 - “Lurking House-trespass or House-breaking by Night after
preparation for Hurt, Assault or Wrongful Restraint”: Whoever
commits lurking house-trespass by night or house-breaking by night
having made preparation for causing hurt to any person or for assaulting
any person or for putting any person or for wrongfully restraining any
person or for putting any person in fear of hurt or of assault or of wrongful
restraint, shall on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term
not exceeding fourteen years and may also be liable to fine.
Section 398 - “Grievous Hurt caused whilst Committing Lurking House-trespass or
House-breaking”: Whoever, whilst committing lurking house-trespass or
house-breaking, causes grievous hurt to any person or attempts to cause
death or grievous hurt to any person, shall on conviction, be punished with
imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years and may also be
liable to fine.
Section 399 - “All persons jointly concerned in lurking house-trespass or housebreaking by night punishable where death or grievous hurt caused by
one of them”: If at the time of the committing of lurking house trespass
by night or house breaking by night 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 housetrespass by bight or house-breaking by night, shall on conviction, be
punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years and
may also be liable to fine.
Section 400 - “Dishonestly Breaking open Receptacle Containing Property”:
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 on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a
term not exceeding three years or with fine or with both.
Section 401 - “Same Offence when Committed by Person Entrusted with Custody”:
Whoever, being entrusted with any closed receptacle which contains or
which he believes to contain property, without having authority to open
the same dishonestly or with intent to commit mischief breaks open or
unfastens that receptacle, shall on conviction, be punished with
imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or with fine or with
both.
Section 402 - “Lurking with House-breaking Instruments”: Whoever is discovered
between sunset and sunrise carrying false keys or other instruments
suitable for house breaking and seeks to conceal himself or is otherwise
shown to have a criminal intention, shall on conviction, be punished with
imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years and may also be liable
to fine.
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