Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Chapter XVII: Of Offences against Property · Of criminal trespass

Section 452: House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint

The Indian Penal Code, 1860 was repealed and replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 from 1 July 2024. It still applies to offences and proceedings from before that date.

Corresponding sections were matched by comparing the wording of both official texts, and for the IPC and BNS, also against a published correspondence table. Wording, punishments and structure often changed, so read both sections before relying on the match.

Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the text of the Act as it stood before its repeal. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here.

Supreme Court judgments citing the section 452

• State of Rajasthan v. Parmeshwar Ramlal Joshi and Others
  2025 INSC 12058 October 2025Disposed of

  Issue arose whether the High Court was justified in reviewing its earlier orders while exercising jurisdiction u/s.528 BNSS [s.482 CrPC]

• Shiv Baran v. State of U.P. & Anr.
  2025 INSC 86016 July 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  Matter pertains to the correctness of the order passed by the High Court quashing the summons issued against respondent u/s.319 CrPC by the trial court.

• Ramyash @ Lal Bahadur v. The State of Uttar Pradesh and Another Etc. Etc
  2025 INSC 54423 April 2025Disposed of

  Whether the High Court erred in allowing the Correction Application filed under Section 362, CrPC by the accused persons and modifying its earlier judgment by converting the conviction under Section 302 to Section 304…

• The State of Himachal Pradesh v. Rajesh Kumar @ Munnu
  2025 INSC 33120 February 2025Dismissed

  Matter pertains to the correctness of the order passed by the High Court acquitting the accused u/ss.376 and 452 IPC.

• Rinku Baheti v. Sandesh Sharda
  2024 INSC 101418 December 2024Disposed of

  Issue arose whether the petitioner-wife is entitled to the transfer of the divorce petition; and whether this Court, upon the application filed by the respondent-husband, can exercise its powers u/Art. 142(1) of the…

• Gurmeet Kaur v. Devender Gupta & Another
  2024 INSC 96726 November 2024Appeal(s) allowed

  Issue arose whether the appellant while discharging her duty as a public servant on the relevant date, there was any excess in the discharge of the said duty which did not require the first respondent to take a prior…

• Sonu Choudary v. State of NCT Delhi
  2024 INSC 8646 November 2024Partly allowed

  Issue arose as to whether the conviction of the appellant u/ss.324 and 452 IPC is sustainable; and whether a restaurant can be said to be a place used for dwelling or for worship or for the custody of property for…

• Ajwar v. Waseem and Another
  2024 INSC 43817 May 2024Disposed of

  High Court, if justified in exercising jurisdiction u/s. 439(1) Cr.P.C for granting regular bail in favour of the accused persons.

• N. Manogar & Anr. v. The Inspector of Police & Ors.
  2024 INSC 13016 February 2024Appeal(s) allowed

  Whether the High Court was justified in setting aside the order passed by the trial court whereunder, the trial court rejected the application filed by the complainant u/s. 216/319 CrPC seeking the summoning of, and the…

• State of Haryana v. Mohd. Yunus & Ors.
  2024 INSC 3412 January 2024Dismissed

  Whether the High Court was justified in convicting A1 only u/s. 323 while acquitting u/s. 302/34, and convicting and sentencing A2 u/s. 302 and 323 read with s. 34; and whether in trial u/s. 302 IPC, it is safe to…

• Sivamani v. State Represented by Inspector of Police,
  2023 INSC 102728 November 2023Disposed of

  Victims sustained simple injuries. Whether Courts below were justified in convicting appellants u/s. 307 IPC.

• Madan v. State of Uttar Pradesh
  2023 INSC 9909 November 2023Disposed of

  Six deaths were caused on account of brutal firing by the appellants and other accused persons. The trial court imposed sentence of capital punishment to the appellants (‘M’ and ‘S’) herein for the offence punishable…

• Parshuram v. State of M.P.
  2023 INSC 9733 November 2023Disposed of

  Whether the courts below were justified in convicting and sentencing the appellants for the offences punishable u/s. 302/149, s.326/149, s.324/149, s.323/149, s.147 and s.148 IPC.

• Davinder Singh v. State of Punjab
  2023 INSC 58522 June 2023Appeal(s) allowed
• Raj Kumar @ Suman v. State (Nct of Delhi)
  2023 INSC 52011 May 2023Appeal(s) allowed
• Central Bureau of Investigation v. Aryan Singh Etc.
  2023 INSC 33810 April 2023Appeal(s) allowed
• Jabir & Ors. v. The State of Uttarakhand
  2023 INSC 4817 January 2023Appeal(s) allowed
• Zakia Ahsan Jafri v. State of Gujarat & Anr.
  2022 INSC 65324 June 2022Dismissed
• State of Rajasthan & Ors. v. Chetan Jeff
  2022 INSC 55611 May 2022Appeal(s) allowed
• Jafarudheen & Ors. v. State of Kerala
  2022 INSC 46422 April 2022Disposed of
• Ramveer Upadhyay & Anr. v. State of U.P. & Anr.
  2022 INSC 45520 April 2022Dismissed
• Geeta Devi v. State of U.P. & Ors.
  2022 INSC 5418 January 2022Appeal(s) allowed
• State of Rajasthan v. Bablu @ Om Prakash
  2021 INSC 78224 November 2021Partly allowed
• Shantaben Bhurabhai Bhuriya v. Anand Athabhai Chaudhari & Ors.
  2021 INSC 67426 October 2021Appeal(s) allowed
• Naser Bin Abu Bakr Yafai v. The State of Maharashtra & Anr.
  2021 INSC 64920 October 2021Dismissed
• Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur v. Akashdeep Morya & Anr.
  2021 INSC 48516 September 2021Appeal(s) allowed
• Rahmat Khan @ Rammu Bismillah v. Deputy Commissioner of Police
  2021 INSC 42425 August 2021Leave Granted & Allowed
• Harjit Singh v. Inderpreet Singh @ Inder and Another
  2021 INSC 41824 August 2021Leave Granted & Allowed
• Achhar Singh v. State of Himachal Pradesh
  2021 INSC 2897 May 2021Dismissed
• Ajay Kumar @ Bittu & Anr. v. State of Uttarakhand & Anr.
  2021 INSC 4829 January 2021Appeal(s) allowed
• Hitesh Verma v. The State of Uttarakhand & Anr.
  2020 INSC 6365 November 2020Disposed of
• Bikramjit Singh v. The State of Punjab
  2020 INSC 58912 October 2020Appeal(s) allowed
• Ahmad Ali Quraishi and Anr. v. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.
  2020 INSC 11230 January 2020Appeal(s) allowed
• Ramji Singh & Ors. v. The State of Uttar Pradesh
  2019 INSC 135711 December 2019Dismissed
• State of Madhya Pradesh v. Udham and Others
  2019 INSC 117522 October 2019Partly allowed
• P Ramesh v. State Rep by Inspector of Police
  2019 INSC 7379 July 2019Dismissed
• Naval Kishore Mishra v. State of U.P. & Ors.
  2019 INSC 7255 July 2019
• Atma Ram & Ors. v. State of Rajasthan
  2019 INSC 51611 April 2019Dismissed
• Harveer Singh & Anr. v. State of U.P.
  2019 INSC 39115 March 2019Appeal allowed and matter remanded to High Court.
• State of Maharashtra v. Shankar Ganapati Rahatol & Ors.
  2019 INSC 11931 January 2019Disposed of
• Asharfi v. State of Uttar Pradesh
  2017 INSC 12058 December 2017Partly allowed
• Ahsan v. State of U.P.
  2017 INSC 81929 August 2017Dismissed
• Raj Talreja v. Kavita Talreja
  2017 INSC 38524 April 2017Appeal(s) allowed
• Vineet Kumar & Ors. v. State of U.P. & Anr.
  2017 INSC 30531 March 2017Appeal(s) allowed
• Manju Devi v. Onkarjit Singh Ahluwalia @ Omkarjeet Singh & Others
  2017 INSC 127624 March 2017Appeal(s) allowed
• Pankaj v. State of Rajasthan
  2016 INSC 8629 September 2016Appeal(s) allowed
• Anil@ Bawa v. State of Haryana
  2016 INSC 116925 February 2016Dismissed
• Bimla Devi v. Rajesh Singh &Anr.
  2015 INSC 93016 December 2015Dismissed
• State of Maharashtra v. Ramlal Devappa Rathod and Others
  2015 INSC 71229 September 2015Partly allowed
• Raj Singh v. State of Haryana Etc.
  2015 INSC 34523 April 2015Disposed of
• Ved Mitier Gill v. Union Territory Administration, Chandigarh and Others
  2015 INSC 26426 March 2015Dismissed