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IPC Section 459 - Grievous hurt caused whilst committing lurking hous e-trespass or house -breaking
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Simple language explanation
IPC Section 459 deals with grievous hurt caused whilst committing lurking hous e-trespass or house -breaking.
Full official legal text
459. Grievous hurt caused whilst committing lurking hous e-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 p erson, shall be punished with 1[imprisonment for life],
or imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, an d shall also be liable to
fine.
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