Penal Code · s 409

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

Whoever. being in any manner entrusted with property, or with any dominion over property. in his capacity as 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 a term not exceeding 20 years and fine.

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