IPC Section 409

Indian Penal Code

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IPCChapter XVII

S. 409

Criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant or agent

Description

Whoever, being in any manner entrusted with property, or with any dominion over property in his capacity of a public servant or in the way of his business as a banker, merchant, factor, broker, attorney or agent, commits criminal breach of trust in respect of that property, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Classification u/schedule 1 CrPC

Offence

Punishment

Criminal breach of trust by public servant or by banker, merchant or agent, etc.

Imprisonment for Life or 10 Years + Fine

Cognizance

Bail

Triable By

Cognizable

Non-Bailable

Magistrate First Class

Composition u/s 320 CrPC

Offence is NOT listed under Compoundable Offences

By Raman Devgan
Updated: 31 Oct 2022
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