Chapter XVII — Of Offences Against Property

Section 409 — Criminal breach of trust by public, servant. or by banker, merchant or agent Of the receiving of stolen property

Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Free to read

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. Of the receiving of stolen property