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Punishment for 'Criminal Breach of Trust' under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) is given under:

Section 316(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 406 IPC) prescribes the general punishment for criminal breach of trust: imprisonment up to five years,…

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Punishment for 'Criminal Breach of Trust' under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) is given under:

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Section 316(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 406 IPC) prescribes the general punishment for criminal breach of trust: imprisonment up to five years, a fine, or both. The offence itself is defined in section 316(1) and involves dishonest misuse of entrusted property or dominion over property. Section 316(3) concerns the special category of breach of trust by a carrier, wharfinger or warehouse-keeper, and section 319(1) defines cheating by personation.

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