● Modified in BNS
Section 406 IPC punished criminal breach of trust with imprisonment up to 3 years, or fine, or both.
BNS Section 316(2) punishes criminal breach of trust with imprisonment up to 5 years, or fine, or both, with aggravated categories (carriers, clerks/servants, public servants, bankers/agents) in sub-sections (3) to (5).
Renumbered to BNS 316 with the base maximum sentence enhanced from 3 to 5 years and all variants consolidated in one section.
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