Whoever enters into or upon property in possession of another with intent to commit an offence or to intimidate, insult or annoy and person in possession of such property,Whoever commits criminal trespass by entering into or remaining in any building, tent or vessel used as a human dwelling or any building used as a place for worship, or as a place for the custody of property, is said to commit “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 “Whoever commits lurking house-trespass after sunset and before sunrise, is said to commit “Whoever commits house-breaking after sunset and before sunrise, is said to commit “Whoever commits criminal trespass shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months, with fine or which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both. PunishmentâImprisonment for 3 months, or fine of 500 rupees, or bothâ CognizableâBailableâTriable by any MagistrateâCompoundable by the person in possession of the property trespassed upon.Whoever commits house-trespass shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine or which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.PunishmentâImprisonment for one year, or fine of 1,000 rupees, or bothâ CognizableâBailableâTriable by any MagistrateâCompoundable by the person in possession of the property trespassed upon.Whoever commits house-trespass in order to the committing of any offence punishable with death, shall be punishable with imprisonment for life, or with rigorous imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years, and shall also be liable to fine. PunishmentâImprisonment for life, or rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and fineâCognizableâNon-bailableâTriable by Court of SessionâNon-compoundable.Whoever commits house-trespass in order to the committing of any offence 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.PunishmentâImprisonment for 10 years and fineâCognizableâNon-bailableâ Triable by Court of SessionâNon-compoundable.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.Whoever commits house-trespass, having made preparation for causing hurt to any person or for assaulting any person, or for wrongfully restraining any person, or for putting any person in fear of hurt, or of assault, or of wrongful restraint, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.PunishmentâImprisonment for 7 years and fineâCognizableâNon-bailableâ Triable by any MagistrateâNon-compoundable.Whoever commits lurking house-trespass or house-breaking, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, and shall also be liable to fine.PunishmentâImprisonment for 2 years and fineâCognizableâNon-bailableâ Triable by any MagistrateâNon-compoundable.Whoever commits lurking house-trespass or house-breaking, 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 three 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 ten years.bailableâTriable by any MagistrateâNon-compoundable.Section 454 of the principal Act shall be renumbered as sub-section (1) of that section and after sub-section (1) as so renumbered, the following sub-section shall be added, namely-“(2) Whoever commits lurking house-trespass or house-breaking in any building used as a place of worship, in order to the committing of the offence of theft of any idol or icon from such building, shall notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), be punished with rigorous imprisonment which shall not be less than three years but which may extend to ten years and with fine which shall not be less than five thousand rupees: Provided that the court may, for adequate and special reasons to be mentioned in the judgment, impose a sentence of imprisonment for a term of less than three years”.Whoever commits lurking house-trespass, or house-breaking, having made preparation for causing hurt to any person, or for assaulting any person, or for wrongfully restraining any person, or for putting any person in fear of hurt, or of assault, or of wrongful restraint, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.PunishmentâImprisonment for 10 years and fineâCognizableâNon-bailableâ Triable by Magistrate of the first classâNon-compoundable.Whoever commits lurking house-trespass by night, or house-breaking by night, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine.PunishmentâImprisonment for 3 years and fineâCognizableâNon-bailableâ Triable by any MagistrateâNon-compoundable.Whoever commits lurking house-trespass by night, or house-breaking by night, 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 five 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 fourteen years.bailableâTriable by Magistrate of the first classâNon-compoundable.Section 457 of the principal Act shall be renumbered as sub-section (1) of that section and after sub-section (1) as so renumbered, the following sub-section shall be added, namely-“(2) Whoever commits lurking house-trespass by night or house-breaking by night in any building used as a place of worship, in order to the committing of the offence of theft of any idol or icon from such building, shall, notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), be punished with rigorous imprisonment which shall not be less than three years but which may extend to fourteen years and with fine which shall not be less than five thousand rupees: Provided that the court may, for adequate and special reasons to be mentioned in the judgment, impose a sentence of imprisonment for a term of less than three years”.Whoever commits lurking house-trespass by night, or house-breaking by night, having made preparation for causing hurt to any person or for assaulting any person, or for wrongfully restraining any person, or for putting any person in fear of hurt, or of assault, or of wrongful restraint, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to fourteen years, and shall also be liable to fine.PunishmentâImprisonment for 14 years and fineâCognizableâNon-bailableâ Triable by Magistrate of the first classâNon-compoundable.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 person, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.PunishmentâImprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fineâ CognizableâNon-bailableâTriable by Court of SessionâNon-compoundable.If, at the time of the committing of lurking house-trespass by night or house- breaking by night, any person guilty of such offence shall voluntarily cause or attempt to cause death or grievous hurt to any person, every person jointly concerned in committing such lurking house-trespass by night or house-breaking by night, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.PunishmentâImprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fineâ CognizableâNon-bailableâTriable by Court of SessionâNon-compoundable.Whoever dishonestly or with intent to commit mischief, breaks open or unfastens any closed receptacle which contains or which he believes to contain property, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.PunishmentâImprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or bothâCognizableâBailableâ Triable by any MagistrateâNon-compoundable.Whoever, being entrusted with any closed receptacle which contains or which he believes to contain property, without having authority to open the same, dishonestly, or with intent to commit mischief, breaks open or unfastens that receptacle, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.PunishmentâImprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or bothâCognizableâBailableâ Triable by any MagistrateâNon-compoundable.
Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. (A) is on the National Priorities List established under Section 105 of the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ((B) is listed on the state registry established under (C) an electrical power generating facility, substation, switching station, electrical control center, or electrical transmission or distribution facility;(D) a water intake structure, water treatment facility, wastewater treatment plant, or pump station;(F) a liquid natural gas terminal or storage facility;(H) a port, railroad switching yard, trucking terminal, or other freight transportation facility;(I) a gas processing plant, including a plant used in the processing, treatment, or fractionation of natural gas; or(J) a transmission facility used by a federally licensed radio or television station. Jan. 1, 1974.