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Anyone who steals in a dwelling-house, any property, commits an offence.
Penalty:
Imprisonment 7 years.
Summary/Indictable/mixed:
Mixed
Jurisdiction:
Local, District or Supreme Court.
How committed:
Person A is invited into a home as a friend and while present, steals money from a wallet that is left unattended.
Person A walks past an open window, leans int and steal a telephone from a table just inside.
Important note:
The difference between this offence and s.112 is that there is no breaking of the seal of the house e.g. opening a window or door, whether locked or not. Entering through an open window or a door ajar is not “breaking the seal”.