Legal Provisions of Section 453 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.
Punishment for lurking house-trespass or housebreaking:
Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking, which are defined under sections 443 and 444 respectively, has been provided under this section. The section states that whoever commits either lurking house-trespass or house-breaking shall be punished with simple or rigorous imprisonment for a term extending up to two years, and shall also be liable to fine. Same punishment has been provided for lurking house-trespass and house-breaking.
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The offence under this section is cognizable, non-bailable and non-compoundable, and is triable by any magistrate.