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Z, the doorkeeper of Y, is standing in Y’s doorway. At 8:20 p.m., after sunset and before sunrise, A…

Under BNS section 330(2)(e) and illustration (h), effecting house-trespass by threatening the doorkeeper with assault is house-breaking. Section 331(2) specifically punishes…

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Z, the doorkeeper of Y, is standing in Y’s doorway. At 8:20 p.m., after sunset and before sunrise, A commits house-trespass by entering the house after deterring Z from opposing him by threatening to beat him. Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 specifically prescribes the punishment for this manner and time of entry?

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Under BNS section 330(2)(e) and illustration (h), effecting house-trespass by threatening the doorkeeper with assault is house-breaking. Section 331(2) specifically punishes house-breaking after sunset and before sunrise with up to three years’ imprisonment and liability to a fine.

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Option A

Section 329(4) prescribes the general punishment for house-trespass. Threatening the doorkeeper to gain entry and doing so after sunset and before sunrise attract the specific house-breaking provision.

Option B

Section 331(1) provides the general punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking. Section 331(2) expressly addresses the stated time.

Option C

Section 332(b) requires the purpose of committing an offence punishable with imprisonment for life. The facts do not establish that purpose.

Option D

Section 331(2) applies because the threat effected house-breaking and the entry took place after sunset and before sunrise.

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