Multiple choice

In which of the following cases is the offence of criminal trespass committed?

I. Entering an exhibition building without a ticket. II. Slum dwellers upon public land. III. A enters a house with the intention of committing theft, but moved by the poverty of the house holder, he drops a rupee note and leaves. IV. A passes through B’s compound in spite of the notice board “Trespassers will be prosecuted". V. The writing of a love letter by a student to an innocent girl and the entry of the student into the girl’s house to deliver such a letter. VI. A landlord forcibly enters on land in the possession of a tenant and dispossesses him after the expiry of the lease, which gave the landlord a right of re-entry on its termination.

  1. I, II, III and V

  2. II, IV and VI

  3. III, IV, V and VI

  4. All of the above

  5. None of these
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Explanation

As A entered the house with the intention of committing theft, an offence of criminal trespass is complete. Whether he committed an offence of theft or not has no value. In fourth case, in spite of notice board, A passed through B’s land so as to annoy B. Thus, he is liable for criminal trespass. A student’s entry into a girl’s house to annoy her makes him liable for criminal trespass. A landlord completes the essentials of criminal trespass to make him liable for his act.

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