A Police Officer receives a sum of Rs. 5000/- as fine from a traffic violator. He deposits the amount…

Criminal breach of trust by a public servant under section 316(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 409 IPC) requires dishonest misappropriation, conversion, use or disposal of the entrusted money, as defined in section 316(1), and cheating under section 318(4) requires a deception that induces delivery of property. A delay in depositing a fine that was later deposited does not by itself show a dishonest intention or any deception, and section 316(3) concerns carriers, wharfingers and warehouse-keepers. So "None of the given options is correct"; the delay may still lead to departmental action.