A’ enters into a house of ‘B’ with intent to cause grievous hurt to ‘B’, but finds that ‘B’ is not in the house. What offence, if any, has been committed by ‘A’?

Option A: Attempt to cause grievous hurt

Option B: House trespass

Option C: No offence

Option D: (A) and (B) both

Correct Answer

Option: b

Explanation

Whoever commits criminal trespass by entering into or remaining in any building, tent or vessel used as a human dwelling or any building used as a place for worship, or as a place for the custody of property, is said to commit “house-trespass”. Explanation.—The introduction of any part of the criminal trespasser’s body is entering sufficient to constitute house-trespass.

Sample Mock Tests for Practice

AIBE-XV-2021-I (BCI-JAN-2021-SET-C) (ALL INDIA BAR EXAM 2021-I)

THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973 (PAPER – 12 Q. NO. 441 TO 480)

THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973 (PAPER – 04 Q. NO. 121 TO 160)

THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, 1949 (PAPER – 18 Q. NO. 596 TO 623)

THE WILD LIFE PROTECTION ACT, 1972 (PAPER 02 Q. NO. 26 TO 50)

THE INDIAN FORESTS ACT, 1927 (PAPER 01 Q. NO. 1 TO 43)

THE INDIAN CONTRACT ACT, 1872 (PAPER – 02 Q. NO. 36 TO 70)

THE WILD LIFE PROTECTION ACT, 1972 (PAPER 01 Q. NO. 1 TO 25)

THE INDIAN EVIDENCE ACT, 1872 (PAPER – 13 Q. NO. 481 TO 520)

THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908 (PAPER – 09 Q. NO. 321 TO 360)

THE INDIAN CONTRACT ACT, 1872 (PAPER – 13 Q. NO. 421 TO 455)

THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908 (PAPER – 22 Q. NO. 841 TO 874)

THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, 1949 (PAPER – 01 Q. NO. 1 TO 35)

THE SPECIFIC RELIEF ACT, 1963 (PAPER – 01 Q. NO. 1 TO 35)

THE HINDU MARRIAGE ACT, 1955 (PAPER -3 Q. NO. 51 TO 75)

AILET – National Law University Delhi Entrance Test (NLU 2020)

THE LIMITATION ACT, 1963 (PAPER 03 Q. NO. 81 TO 120)

THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908 (PAPER – 21 Q. NO. 801 TO 840)

HIMACHAL PARDESH LOWER JUDICIAL SERVICES 2013

THE INDIAN EVIDENCE ACT, 1872 (PAPER – 05 Q. NO. 161 TO 200)

THE HINDU SUCCESSION ACT, 1956 (PAPER 02 Q. NO. 36 TO 65)

THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, 1949 (PAPER – 06 Q. NO. 176 TO 210)

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THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973 (PAPER – 03 Q. NO. 81 TO 120)

DELHI LOWER JUDICIAL SERVICES 2018(1)

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THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973 (PAPER – 17 Q. NO. 641 TO 680)

THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908 (PAPER – 18 Q. NO. 681 TO 720)

MAHARASHTRA LOWER JUDICIAL SERVICES 2022

THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908 (PAPER – 03 Q. NO. 81 TO 120)

THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973 (PAPER – 15 Q. NO. 561 TO 600)

THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973 (PAPER – 08 Q. NO. 281 TO 320)

THE INDIAN CONTRACT ACT, 1872 (PAPER – 12 Q. NO. 386 TO 420)

THE TRANSFER OF PROPERTY ACT, 1882 (PAPER 02 Q.NO. 41 TO 80)

THE SPECIFIC RELIEF ACT, 1963 (PAPER – 02 Q. NO. 36 TO 70)