(1) No person shall
commit, or cause to be committed, criminal trespass into the property
of another person.
(2) For the purposes of sub-section (1), a person who, with
intent to do the following act, enters, in an unauthorized manner, and
whether doing manhandling or not, into a property owned or
possessed by another person without obtaining such other person’s
permission or enters into such property with such permission but
remains in, or continues to occupy or use, that property with intent
thereby to do any of such acts shall be considered to commit criminal
trespass:
(a) Committing any offence, or
(b) Intimidating, insulting or annoying the owner or
possessor of the property.
(3) A person commits the offence referred to in sub-section
(1) shall be liable to the following sentence:
(a) In the case of a person who commits criminal trespass
for the purpose referred to in clause (a) of sub-section
(2), a sentence equal to the sentence imposable for
attempt to such offence,
(b) In the case of criminal trespass into a government office
or human dwelling house for the purpose referred to in
clause (b) of sub-section (2), a sentence of
imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or a
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fine not exceeding five thousand rupees or both the
sentences.
Explanation: For the purposes of this Section,-
(1) A place of temporary residence shall also be
considered to be a house.
(2) Entry into, or use of, a way, passage, water
collection center, irrigation canal, graveyard,
temple that have been in public use for time
immemorial shall not be considered to be
criminal trespass.