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BNS Section 331 in the IPC
Section 331 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Punishment for house-trespass or house-breaking, brings together IPC Sections 453, 456, 454, 457, 455, 458, 459 and 460.
BNS 331 and the IPC
| BNS | IPC | IPC heading |
|---|---|---|
| 331(1) | 453 | Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking. |
| 331(2) | 456 | Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night. |
| 331(3) | 454 | Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment. |
| 331(4) | 457 | Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment. |
| 331(5) | 455 | Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint. |
| 331(6) | 458 | Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night after preparation for hurt, assault, or wrongful restraint. |
| 331(7) | 459 | Grievous hurt caused whilst committing lurking house-trespass or house-breaking. |
| 331(8) | 460 | All persons jointly concerned in lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night punishable where death or grievous hurt caused by one of them. |
Which code applies
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024. An offence committed before that date is still punished under the Indian Penal Code, because the BNS keeps the repealed Code's penalties and proceedings alive.
“Notwithstanding the repeal of the Code referred to in sub-section (1), it shall not affect,— … (c) any penalty, or punishment incurred in respect of any offences committed against the Code so repealed;”
Which code governs your matter can turn on the date of the offence and the stage the case had reached on 1 July 2024. Read the official text before you rely on any table.
Sources
Section numbers follow the correspondence table prepared by the Central Academy for Police Training, Bhopal, of the Bureau of Police Research and Development. Headings are taken from the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 as published, and from the table. The official text governs: read the section itself before you rely on it.
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