Indian Penal Code
IPC 451 is now BNS 332(c).
House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment · BNS 332 brings it together with IPC 449 and 450.
Merged
97% of the old wording kept
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. XVII
s. 451
House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment
Whoever commits house-trespass 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 two 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 seven years.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNS 2023 · Ch. XVII
s. 332(c)of section 332
House-trespass in order to commit offence.
Whoever commits house-trespass in order to the committing of any offence---
(a) punishable with death, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with rigorous imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years, and shall also be liable to fine;
(b) punishable with imprisonment for life, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding ten years, and shall also be liable to fine;
(c) punishable with imprisonment, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, and shall also be liable to fine:
Provided that if the offence intended to be committed is theft, the term of the imprisonment may be extended to seven years.
Text from India Code