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IPC Section 454 - Lurking house
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Simple language explanation
IPC Section 454 deals with lurking house.
Full official legal text
454. Lurking house. trespass or house -breaking in order to commit offence punishable with
imprisonment.--Whoever commits lurking house-trespass or house-breaking, in order to the committing
of any offence punishable with imprisonment, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description
for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine; and if the offence intended to
be committed is theft, the term of the imprisonment may be extended to ten years.
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