Indian Penal Code, 1860
Section 442
repealedHouse-trespass
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 “house-trespass”.
Why this exists
This section carves out a special, more serious category of criminal trespass for intrusions into spaces where people live, worship, or safeguard belongings, because such spaces demand a higher expectation of privacy and security than open land. It sets up the definitional groundwork for the tougher punishments that follow for trespassing into homes and similar structures.