Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Section 333
House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint
Whoever commits house-trespass, having made preparation for causing hurt to any person or for assaulting any person, or for wrongfully restraining any person, or for putting any person in fear of hurt, or of assault, or of wrongful restraint, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Why this exists
This section addresses the danger posed when a person trespasses into a home not just to commit a property crime but specifically equipped or planning to physically harm or threaten the occupants. It punishes this more seriously than plain house-trespass because of the elevated risk to personal safety that such preparation reveals.