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Case information
| Court | Supreme Court of Bangladesh — High Court Division |
|---|---|
| Case reference | Criminal Appeal(H) 713/2025 |
| Case-reference year | 2025 |
| Case type | Criminal Appeal(H) |
| Court website upload date | 11-MAY-26 |
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the entrustment of money by a person to the Post Master for opening a new Savings Bank Account would amount to `entrustment` within the meaning of Section 409, Indian Penal Code. “In the case of an offense by a public servant punishable under Section 409 IPC, the acquisition of dominion or control over the property must also be in the capacity of a public servant…..The gravamen of the offence is the dishonest misappropriation of the money or property which comes into the possession or under the control of a public servant who has the ostensible authority to receive it even though, technically speaking, from the point of view of the distribution of departmental duties under internal rules of an office, it may not be within the scope of his authority or duty to accept the money.” (Para 12) “The fact that a public servant acts fraudulently in the exercise of his duties as a public servant to get dominion or control over some property will be an aggravating and not an exculpating circumstance. The `entrustment` results from what the person handing over money or property is made to
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