IPC Section 406 — Punishment for criminal breach of trust

criminal breach trust

Criminal

Summary

If a person commits criminal breach of trust, they can be punished with imprisonment for up to three years, or a fine, or both. The imprisonment can be either simple or rigorous.

Official Text

Whoever commits criminal breach of trust shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.

Related Provisions

criminal breach of trust

fraud (cheating / criminal breach of trust)

Related Judgments

  • S.C.R. 884 884 VIJAY KUMAR GHAI & ORS v. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ORS — Supreme Court of India (2022)
  • STATE OF KERALA v. V. PADMANABHAN NAIR JULY 14, 1999 — Supreme Court of India (1999)
  • RAGHUNATH ANANT GOVILKAR v. STATE OF 585 MAHARASHTRAAND ORS — Supreme Court of India (2008)
  • STATE OF PUNJAB v. PRITAM CHAND AND ORS. 177 — Supreme Court of India (2009)
  • R. KALYANI v. JANAK C. MEHTA 1255 & ORS — Supreme Court of India (2008)
  • M.J. RAO v. S.C. ANGRE — Supreme Court of India (1988)
  • R. VENKATAKRISHNAN v. CENTRAL BUREAU OF 781 INVESTIGATION — Supreme Court of India (2009)
  • DEBABRATA GUPTA v. S. K. GHOSH February 23 — Supreme Court of India (1970)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

  • BNS §316 — Criminal breach of trust
  • BNS §318 — fraud (cheating / criminal breach of trust)