Search results
409. Criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant or agent.—. 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, mer-chant, factor, broker, attorney or agent, commits criminal breach of trust in respect of ...
Jul 1, 2024 · People who commit a criminal breach of trust, including public workers, bankers, merchants, factors, attorneys, or agents, are subject to harsh penalties under Section 409 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
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 ...
Nov 3, 2023 · Punishment under Section 409 IPC. As per Section 409 of the IPC, if public servants, bankers, merchants, factors, attorneys, or agents commit a criminal breach of trust, they are punishable with the following: Life imprisonment, or; Imprisonment of up to 10 years along with a fine.
Jun 3, 2024 · IPC Section 409 addresses the offence of criminal breach of trust when committed by public servants or individuals in positions of significant trust, such as bankers, merchants, or agents.
Sep 27, 2023 · Section 409 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 deals with criminal breach of trust by public servants, bankers, merchants, factors, brokers, attorneys, or agents. However, the duties of such persons are highly confidential, involving great powers of control over the properties entrusted to them.
Thus, for an offence under section 409 IPC, it must be proved that the person entrusted with the property, or any dominion over property in his capacity as a public servant committed criminal breach of trust in respect of such property as defined in section 405 of IPC. Therefore the prosecution, in the first instance, must show that the ...
