Section 443 of IPC : Section 443: Lurking house-trespass

Explanation using Example

Example 1:

Ravi, a thief, decides to rob a house. He waits until midnight and then sneaks into the house through a window, making sure to move quietly and avoid detection by the security guard who patrols the area. Ravi takes care to hide behind furniture and in dark corners to avoid being seen. This act of entering the house while taking precautions to remain undetected by the security guard constitutes "lurking house-trespass" under Section 443 of the Indian Penal Code.

Example 2:

Meena, who has a dispute with her neighbor, decides to enter the neighbor's house to gather evidence against them. She waits until the neighbor leaves for work and then uses a spare key she had secretly copied to enter the house. Meena makes sure to close the door quietly and moves around the house stealthily to avoid being noticed by any passersby or the neighbor's family members who might return unexpectedly. Meena's actions of entering the house while taking steps to conceal her presence from those who have the right to exclude her from the property amount to "lurking house-trespass" under Section 443 of the Indian Penal Code.