BNS Section 329
What are the penalties for entering someone’s property without permission?
Short answer
You can face up to 3 months in jail and/or a fine of up to ₹5,000 for trespassing, and up to 1 year in jail and/or a fine of up to ₹5,000 for house‑trespass.
In detail
If you walk onto someone else’s land or building without permission and you intend to commit a crime or to scare, insult or bother the owner or anyone who is legally there, you are committing criminal trespass. If you do this in a house, a tent, a boat used as a home, a place of worship or a place where property is kept, it is called house‑trespass. The law says that criminal trespass can be punished by up to three months’ imprisonment, a fine of up to ₹5,000, or both. House‑trespass carries a harsher penalty: up to one year’s imprisonment, a fine of up to ₹5,000, or both. These rules apply whether you entered the property with or without permission, as long as the intent described above is present.
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People also ask
- Can I be charged with criminal trespass if I accidentally enter a property?
- What is the difference between criminal trespass and house‑trespass?
- What if I stay on someone’s property without permission but have no intent to commit an offence?
Not legal advice. This is general legal information, not legal advice. Laws change and every case turns on its own facts — speak to a lawyer about your situation.