Prohibition of Forcible Entry and Occupation Act, 1971

Offence of remaining in forcible occupation of land or a vehicle.

3.—(1) A person who remains in forcible occupation of land or a vehicle shall be guilty of an offence unless he is the owner of the land or vehicle or so remains thereon in pursuance of a bona fide claim of right.

(2) In this section “forcible occupation of land or a vehicle” includes—

(a) the act of locking, obstructing or barring any window, door or other entry to or means of exit from land or a vehicle with a view to preventing or resisting a lawful attempt to enter the land or vehicle,

(b) the act of erecting a physical obstacle to an entry to or means of exit from land or a vehicle with a view to preventing or resisting a lawful attempt to enter the land or vehicle,

(c) the act of physically resisting a lawful attempt at ejection from land or a vehicle.