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BNS Section 332

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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

Reviewed by Advocate Chikirsha Mohanty

BNS Section 332

House-trespass in order to commit offence

BNS (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita) Section 332 deals with house-trespass in order to commit an offense.
Whoever commits house-trespass in order to the committing of any offence

(a) punishable with death, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with rigorous imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years, and shall also be liable to fine;
(b) punishable with 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;
(c) punishable with imprisonment, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, and shall also be liable to fine: Provided that if the offence intended to be committed is theft, the term of the imprisonment may be extended to seven years.


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Offence : House-trespass in order to the commission of an offence punishable with death.


Punishment : Imprisonment for life, or rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and fine.


Cognizable or Non-cognizable : Cognizable.


Bailable or Non-bailable : Non-bailable.


By what Court triable : Court of Session.


Offence : House-trespass in order to the commission of an offence punishable with imprisonment for life.


Punishment : Imprisonment for 10 years and fine.


Cognizable or Non-cognizable : Cognizable.


Bailable or Non-bailable : Non-bailable.


By what Court triable : Court of Session.


Offence : House-trespass in order to the commission of an offence punishable with imprisonment.


Punishment : Imprisonment for 2 years and fine.


Cognizable or Non-cognizable : Cognizable.


Bailable or Non-bailable : Bailable.


By what Court triable : Any Magistrate.


Offence : If the offence is theft.


Punishment : Imprisonment for 7 years.


Cognizable or Non-cognizable : Cognizable.


Bailable or Non-bailable : Non-bailable.


By what Court triable : Any Magistrate.




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