https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=276049 Property delivered by the owner for a specific purpose and with an obligation to return it is treated as entrusted property, because possession is acquired in confidence and for a defined use. On that basis, criminal breach of trust is the appropriate offence under Sections 405 and 406 IPC, while criminal misappropriation under Section 403 IPC applies only where property comes into possession in a neutral manner. The document states that this distinction controlled the result, with the conduct falling within criminal breach of trust rather than criminal misappropriation, and the sentence and ancillary directions being maintained. en-us Tue, 17 Feb 1948 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 26 Oct 2018 10:13:43 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=276049 Property delivered by the owner for a specific purpose and with an obligation to return it is treated as entrusted property, because possession is acquired in confidence and for a defined use. On that basis, criminal breach of trust is the appropriate offence under Sections 405 and 406 IPC, while criminal misappropriation under Section 403 IPC applies only where property comes into possession in a neutral manner. The document states that this distinction controlled the result, with the conduct falling within criminal breach of trust rather than criminal misappropriation, and the sentence and ancillary directions being maintained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 17 Feb 1948 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=276049