![]() ![]() Section 406 provides that any person who has committed an offence of criminal breach of trust shall be punished with either imprisonment of a term which may extend to 3 years or fine or both. Section 406 prescribes punishment if the offence under section 405 is proved. State of Madras, the Supreme Court held that the aspect of entrustment in the cases of criminal breach of trust is very important, unless there exists entrustment, there can be no offence under section 405 of IPC. Misappropriation of property so entrusted or converted the property to own use of the accused to the detriment of the person who has entrusted it on the accused. ![]() The essential ingredients of the offence of criminal breach of trust are-ģ. The definition of criminal breach of trust provided under Section 405 can be construed as any dishonest use or disposition of property by one person upon whom the other person has entrusted his property and owing to this dishonest use or disposition the latter should have suffered breach of trust as the act must have been committed in discharge of such trust. Criminal breach of trust is considered as an offence against property under this Chapter and Sections 405 to 409 deals with the specific provisions concerning the criminal breach of trust. The Indian Penal Code of 1860 under Chapter XVII provides for offences against property. ![]()
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