Of Offencesagainst Property
IPC Section 455 - Lurking house
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Simple language explanation
IPC Section 455 deals with lurking house.
Full official legal text
455. Lurking house. trespass or house-breaking after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful
restraint.--Whoever commits lurking house -trespass, or house -breaking, having made preparation for
causing hurt to any person, or for assaulting any person, or for wrongfully restraining any person, or for
putting any person in fear of hurt or of a ssault or of wrongful restraint, shall be punished with
imprisonment of either description or a term which may extend to ten years, an d shall also be liable to
fine.
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