Indian Penal Code, 1860
Indian Penal Code, 1860
XVII · Section 442

House-trespass

Synced on 04 Jul 2026Text as per India Code

Whoever commits criminal trespass by entering into or remaining in any building, tent or vessel used as a human dwelling or any building used as a place for worship, or as a place for the custody of property, is said to commit “house-trespass”.

Explanation.—The introduction of any part of the criminal trespasser's body is entering sufficient to constitute house-trespass.

Judgments on Section 442