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A revenue officer entrusted with public money who dishonestly appropriates it commits "Criminal breach of trust", since he has dominion over the property by virtue of his…

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'A' a revenue officer, having dominion over public money by virtue of his office and is either directed by law, or bound by a contract, express or implied, with the Government, to pay into a certain treasury all the public money which he holds. 'A' dishonestly appropriates the money. Which one of the following offences has 'A' committed under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?

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A revenue officer entrusted with public money who dishonestly appropriates it commits "Criminal breach of trust", since he has dominion over the property by virtue of his office and is bound by law or contract to deal with it in a particular way; this is an illustration to Section 316(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 405 IPC), aggravated as criminal breach of trust by a public servant under Section 316(5) BNS (formerly section 409 IPC).

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