What is IPC Section 409 in BNS?

IPC Section 409 (409. Criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant or agent.) now corresponds to BNS Section 316(5) — 316(5). The text is substantially unchanged.

The text is substantially unchanged

IPC Section 409 is now BNS Section 316(5)

409. Criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant or agent.

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Old law

IPC §409

409. Criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant or agent.

409. Whoever, being in any manner entrusted with property, or with any dominion over property in his capacity of a public servant or in the way of his business as a banker, merchant, factor, broker, attorney or agent, commits criminal breach of trust in respect of that property, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.

316(5)

316(5). Whoever, being in any manner entrusted with property, or with any dominion over property in his capacity of a public servant or in the way of his business as a banker, merchant, factor, broker, attorney or agent commits criminal breach of trust in respect of that property, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.