Criminal breach of trust by public, servant. or by banker, merchant or agent.

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 1 [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.

¹ Subs. by Act 26 of 1955, s. 117 and the Sch., for “transportation for life” (w.e.f. 1 -1-1956).