IPC Section 408: Criminal Breach Of Trust By Clerk Or Servant
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IPC Section 408: Criminal Breach Of Trust By Clerk Or Servant
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.
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| Offence | Criminal breach of trust by a clerk or servant |
| Punishment | 7 Years + Fine |
| Cognizance | Cognizable |
| Bail | Non-bailable |
| Triable By | Magistrate First Class |
| Offence Compoundable | The owner of the property in respect of which the breach of trust was committed, with the permission of the Court |
