IPC 443 in BNS: Section 330(1)

Section 443 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 corresponds to Section 330(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. IPC 443 deals with lurking house-trespass. BNS 330 brings it together with IPC 445. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024, replacing the IPC. Both texts are set out below, side by side, with the changed words marked.

Indian Penal Code

IPC 443 is now BNS 330(1).

Lurking house-trespass · BNS 330 brings it together with IPC 445.

Merged

Old wording kept in full

Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. XVII

s. 443

Lurking house-trespass

Whoever commits house-trespass having taken precautions to conceal such house-trespass from some person who has a right to exclude or eject the trespasser from the building, tent or vessel which is the subject of the trespass, is said to commit “lurking house-trespass”.

Text from the official India Code PDF

New · BNS 2023 · Ch. XVII

s. 330(1)of section 330

House-trespass and hous-ebreaking.

(1) Whoever commits house-trespass having taken precautions to conceal such house-trespass from some person who has a right to exclude or eject the trespasser from the building, tent or vessel which is the subject of the trespass, is said to commit lurking house-trespass.

Text from India Code