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Section 406 IPC — Punishment for criminal breach of trust

Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Official PDF page 165

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406. Punishment for criminal breach of trust.--Whoever commits criminal breach of trust shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.

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