| Category of Bare Act | Name of the Act | Year of Promulgation |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal Laws | Indian Penal Code | 1860 |
| Act Number | Enactment Date | Chapter Number |
| 45 | 06.10.1860 | 17 |
| Chapter Title | Sub-Chapter | Legislated by |
| Of Offence Against Property | - | Parliament of India |
Whoever, being in any manner entrusted with property, or with any dominion over property, dishonestly misappropriates or converts to his own use that property, or dishonestly uses or disposes of that property in violation of any direction of law prescribing the mode in which such trust is to be discharged, or of any legal contract, express or implied, which he has made touching the discharge of such trust, or wilfully suffers any other person so to do, commits “criminal breach of trust”.
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1. Ins. by Act 40 of 1973, s. 9 (w.e.f. 1-11-1973).
2. Explanation numbered as Explanation 1 by Act 38 of 1975, s. 9 (w.e.f. 1-9-1975).
3. Ins. by Act 33 of 1988, s. 27 (w.e.f. 1-8-1988).
4. Ins. by Act 38 of 1975, s. 9 (w.e.f. 1-9-1975).
| Offence Description | Punishment provided | Cognizable/Non-Cognizable |
|---|---|---|
| If by clerk or person employed by deceased. | Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine. | Non-Cognizable |
| Bailable/Non-Bailable | Trial Court Details | Compoundable/Non-Compoundable |
| Bailable | Magistrate of the first class. | Non-Compoundable |
| Compoundable by Whom | Concerned Ministry | Concerned Department |
| Non-Compoundable | Ministry of Home Affairs | Department of Internal Security |