bailable
or non bailabe
Yes, offence under Section 448 in The Indian Penal Code is bailable.
Section 448 of the Indian Penal Code states “Punishment for house-trespass- Whoever commits house-trespass shall be punished with imprisonment of either descripttion for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both”.
Key-words:
- House- Trespass: “the act of deliberately entering another person’s property without permission”
- Bailable offence: Under section 2(a) of The Code of Criminal Procedure, the term ‘bailable offence’ is defined as “the offence which has been specified in the First schedule of the code, or which is made bailable by any other law for the time being in force; and ‘non-bailable offence’ means any other offence.
Some of the points that differentiate between both the types of offence are:
- The intensity of Crime- Bailable offense is contemplated as less serious in nature.
- Prolongation of Punishment- Punishment is for less than 3 years.
- Power to accord bail- Section 436 in The Code of Criminal Procedure stating “In what cases bail to be taken.”
Thus, distinctly, offence under Section 448 in The Indian Penal Code is a bailable offence.
