Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29)

Section 202A - Forcible entry

(1) A person who, with violence makes an entry into a building or land, whether or not that person is entitled to the possession of the building or the land, commits a misdemeanour, unless the entry is in pursuance of a warrant or other lawful authority to use that violence.

(2) Section 180 of the Criminal and Other Offences (Procedure) Act, 1960 (Act 30) (which provides for the discharge of an accused by a District Court where a bona fide question of title to land is raised) shall not apply to a criminal offence under subsection (1).

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