Indian Penal Code, 1860
Section 443
repealedLurking house-trespass
Whoever commits house-trespass having taken precautions to conceal such house-trespass from some person who has a right to exclude or eject the trespasser from the building, tent or vessel which is the subject of the trespass, is said to commit “lurking house-trespass”.
Why this exists
This provision recognises that a stealthy, concealed intrusion into someone's dwelling is more dangerous and more clearly malicious than an open one, since the trespasser is actively trying to avoid detection, often as a precursor to theft or worse. Marking out 'lurking' trespass as its own category allows the law to punish sneaky, concealed intrusions more severely than trespass done in plain sight.