DM Act 53Chapter X · Offences and Penalties
Section 53 · Punishment for misappropriation of money or materials, etc
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Whoever, being entrusted with
any money or materials, or otherwise being, in custody of, or dominion over, any money or goods, meant
for providing relief in any threatening disaster situation or disaster, misappropriates or appropriates for his
own use or disposes of such money or materials or any part thereof or wilfully compels any other person
so to do, shall on conviction be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 1[one years],
and also with fine.
The offence at a glance
- Maximum punishment
- 1 year
- Fine
- Fine — no statutory ceiling, the court decides
- Cognizable
- Non-cognizable
- Bailable
- Bailable
- Compoundable
- Not compoundable
- Triable by
- Any Magistrate
- Non-cognizable — Police cannot investigate without a Magistrate's order
- Bailable — Bail is your right — it can be granted at the police station
Derived from the First Schedule Part II rule — not listed section by section
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