IPC §407 → BNS §316
Criminal breach of trust by carrier, etc
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407. Criminal breach of trust by carrier, etc.—Whoever, being entrusted with property as a carrier, wharfinger or warehouse-keeper, commits criminal breach of trust in respect of such property, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
(1) Whoever, being in any manner entrusted with property, or with any dominion over property, dishonestly misappropriates or converts to his own use that property, or dishonestly uses or disposes of that property in violation of any direction of law prescribing the mode in which such trust is to be discharged, or of any legal contract, express or implied, which he has made touching the discharge of such trust, or wilfully suffers any other person so to do, commits criminal breach of trust.
(2) Whoever commits criminal breach of trust shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years, or with fine, or with both.
(3) Whoever, being entrusted with property as a carrier, wharfinger or warehouse-keeper, commits criminal breach of trust in respect of such property, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
(4) Whoever, being a clerk or servant or employed as a clerk or servant, and being in any manner entrusted in such capacity with property, or with any dominion over property, commits criminal breach of trust in respect of that property, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
(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.
What changedAI-inferred
IPC 407 absorbed into BNS 316(3).
Old position
IPC 407 is concerned with Criminal breach of trust by carrier, etc. Criminal breach of trust by carrier, etc
New position
BNS 316 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Criminal breach of trust. Whoever, being in any manner entrusted with property, or with any dominion over property, dishonestly misappropriates or converts to his own use that property, or dishonestly uses or disposes of that property in violation of any direction
BNS 316 (Criminal breach of trust) preserves the framework of IPC 407. BNS 316 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNS 316 text: Whoever, being in any manner entrusted with property, or...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BNS 316 (Criminal breach of trust) preserves the framework of IPC 407. BNS 316 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNS 316 text: Whoever, being in any manner entrusted with property, or with any dominion over property, dishonestly misappropriates or converts to his own use that property, or dishonestly uses or disposes of that property in violation of any direction of law prescribing the mode in which such trust is to be discharged, or of any...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IPC 407 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNS 316 applies. The transition is governed by the repeal-and-savings clause in the new code (BNS 358 / BNSS 531 / BSA 170 as the case may be); pending proceedings under the old code carry forward unaffected.
Frequently asked
BNS 316 (Criminal breach of trust). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.
Sources
- India Code — Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Gazette of India — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
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Newlaws.in, IPC §407 → BNS §316 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-12, https://newlaws.in/ipc/407.
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