INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860

Section 451 - House- trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment.

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.