यह कहना गलत है कि समूह द्वारा की गई सेंधमारी में केवल वही व्यक्ति जिसे वास्तव में चोट पहुँचाई, सबसे कड़ा दंड पाएगा।

यदि सेंधमारी रात में होती है और समूह का कोई भी सदस्य मृत्यु या गंभीर चोट पहुँचाता है, तो कानून कहता है कि उस सेंधमारी में संयुक्त रूप से शामिल हर व्यक्ति को समान कठोर दंड का सामना करना पड़ सकता है।

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

धारा 331

Punishment for house-trespass or house-breaking

(1) 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.§

(2) Whoever commits lurking house-trespass or house-breaking after sunset and before sunrise, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine.§

(3) 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.§

(4) Whoever commits lurking house-trespass or house-breaking after sunset and before sunrise, 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.§

(5) 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 or a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.§

(6) Whoever commits lurking house-trespass or house-breaking after sunset and before sunrise, 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.§

(7) 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.§

(8) If, at the time of the committing of lurking house-trespass or house-breaking after sunset and before sunrise, 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 or house-breaking after sunset and before sunrise, 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.§

सत्यापन प्रतीक्षित

यह क्यों है

यह धारा घर में घुसपैठ और सेंधमारी के लिए क्रमिक (ग्रेडेड) दंड का ढांचा बनाती है, यह मानते हुए कि अपराध के समय, उद्देश्य और परिणाम के अनुसार खतरा और दोषसिद्धि बढ़ते हैं। रात में की गई घुसपैठों को अधिक खतरनाक माना जाता है क्योंकि पीड़ित सामान्यतः सो रहे होते हैं और असुरक्षित होते हैं, और यह क्रमिक व्यवस्था वास्तविक हानि और जोखिम के अनुपात में दंड को बढ़ाती है—यहाँ तक कि मृत्यु या गंभीर चोट वाले मामलों तक।

आम गलतफहमियाँ

मिथक: यह कहना गलत है कि समूह द्वारा की गई सेंधमारी में केवल वही व्यक्ति जिसे वास्तव में चोट पहुँचाई, सबसे कड़ा दंड पाएगा।
तथ्य: यदि सेंधमारी रात में होती है और समूह का कोई भी सदस्य मृत्यु या गंभीर चोट पहुँचाता है, तो कानून कहता है कि उस सेंधमारी में संयुक्त रूप से शामिल हर व्यक्ति को समान कठोर दंड का सामना करना पड़ सकता है।