IPC Section 408 — Criminal breach of trust by clerk or servant

criminal breach trust

Criminal

Summary

If a person works as a clerk, servant, or in a similar role, and in that job they are given control or responsibility over someone else's property, and they then misuse or steal that property, they have committed a crime. The punishment for this crime can be imprisonment for up to seven years, and the court can also impose a fine.

Official Text

Whoever, being a clerk or servant or employed as a clerk or servant, and being in any manner entrusted in such capacity with property, or with any dominion over property, commits criminal breach of trust in respect of that 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.

Related Judgments

  • S.C.R. 884 884 VIJAY KUMAR GHAI & ORS v. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ORS — Supreme Court of India (2022)
  • SC (1957) Vol.1 p.423 — Supreme Court of India (1957)
  • S.C.R. 1063 STATE OF NCT OF DELHI v. SANJAY — Supreme Court of India (2014)
  • M N G BHARATEESH REDDY v. RAMESH RANGANATHAN AND ANOTHER — Supreme Court of India (2022)
  • all Crl.O.Ps. vs The State, — Madras High Court (2011)
  • 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)
  • M/S. CONTINENTAL CONSTRUCTION LTD v. STATE OF U.P. SEPTEMBER 22, 2003 — Supreme Court of India (S)

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