IPC Section 407 — Criminal breach of trust by carrier, etc.

criminal breach trust

Criminal

Punishment

Imprisonment up to 7 years and fine

As the section puts it: “shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine”

Summary

If a person who has been given property to transport as a carrier, or to store as a wharfinger or warehouse-keeper, commits criminal breach of trust regarding that property, they can be imprisoned for up to seven years and also fined. This section applies only to those specific roles—carrier, wharfinger, or warehouse-keeper—and not to other types of trustees.

Official Text

Whoever, being entrusted with property as a carrier, wharfinger or warehouse-keeper, commits criminal breach of trust, in respect of such property, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.

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