Act 9 Penal Code Act 334. House Breaking by Night Defined. 2008 (1) Whoever commits house breaking between sunset and sunrise is said to commit house breaking by night. (2) Whoever commits house breaking by night, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years and may also be liable to a fine. (3) Whoever commits house breaking by night in order to commit any offence punishable with imprisonment, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years and may also be liable to a fine; and, if the offence intended to be committed is theft, the term of imprisonment may be extended to fourteen years. (4) Whoever commits house-breaking by night, having made preparation for causing injury to any person or for assaulting any person or for putting any person or for wrongfully restraining any person or for putting any person in fear of injury or of assault or of wrongful restraint, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years and may also be liable to a fine. 335. Joint Offenders punishable Where Death or Grievous Hurt is Caused. If during the commission of lurking house trespass by night or house breaking by night, any offender voluntarily causes or attempts to cause death or grievous hurt to any person, every person jointly concerned in the commission of such lurking house trespass by night or house breaking by night, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years and may also be liable to a fine. 336. Dishonestly Breaking Open Receptacle Containing Property. Whoever dishonestly or with the intention to commit mischief breaks open or unfastens any closed receptacle which contains or which he or she believes to contain property, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or with a fine or with both. 168