https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310963 Gujarat HC quashed FIR against petitioner for criminal breach of trust under Section 409 IPC relating to currency notes deficiency in currency chest. Court held prosecution failed to establish that accused was entrusted with property, which is basic ingredient of the offence. Departmental proceedings indicated petitioner was not entrusted with property. Additionally, unexplained ten-year delay in FIR registration rendered proceedings vexatious. FIR and subsequent proceedings were quashed and set aside. en-us Thu, 17 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 28 Nov 2023 17:52:32 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310963 Gujarat HC quashed FIR against petitioner for criminal breach of trust under Section 409 IPC relating to currency notes deficiency in currency chest. Court held prosecution failed to establish that accused was entrusted with property, which is basic ingredient of the offence. Departmental proceedings indicated petitioner was not entrusted with property. Additionally, unexplained ten-year delay in FIR registration rendered proceedings vexatious. FIR and subsequent proceedings were quashed and set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 17 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310963