IPC Section 409 — Criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant or agent

criminal breach trust

Criminal

Summary

If a person is a public servant, banker, merchant, factor, broker, attorney, or agent, and they have been given control or responsibility over someone else’s property as part of that role, and they then commit criminal breach of trust regarding that property, they can be punished with life imprisonment or up to ten years in prison, and they may also have to pay a fine.

Official Text

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.

Related Judgments

  • S.C.R. 1143 SADHUPATI NAGESWARA RAO v. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH — Supreme Court of India (2012)
  • PUNJAB AND SINDH BANK v. VINKAR SAHAKARI BANK LTD. AND ORS. SEPTEMBER 17, 2001 B — Supreme Court of India (S)
  • S.C.R. 57 57 N. RAGHAVENDER v. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, CBI — Supreme Court of India (2021)
  • R. VENKATAKRISHNAN v. CENTRAL BUREAU OF 781 INVESTIGATION — Supreme Court of India (2009)
  • RAM NARAIN POPLI v. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION JANUARY 14, 2003 — Supreme Court of India (2003)
  • M/S. CONTINENTAL CONSTRUCTION LTD v. STATE OF U.P. SEPTEMBER 22, 2003 — Supreme Court of India (S)
  • MIR NAGVI ASKARI v. C.8.1. 135 — Supreme Court of India (2009)
  • CRL A/1033/2002 — Madras High Court (2002)

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