Ramkrushna Prahllad Dongardive v. State of Maharashtra
LOK 2026 (10) SC 85
Equivalent citations: 2026 INSC 1099
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Bench
- Ujjal Bhuyan & *Atul S. Chandurkar; JJ.
- Case No.
- Crl.A. No. 1432 of 2019
Counsel For Appellant(s) : Mr. B.H. Marlapalle, Sr. Adv. Mr. Sudhanshu S Choudhari, Sr. Adv. Mr. Vatsalya Vigya, AOR Mr. Ajit Wagh, Adv. Ms. Aanchal Rathore, Adv. Mr. Avinish Kumar Saurabh, Adv. Ms. Gautami Yadav, Adv. Ms. Pranjal Chapalgaonkar, Adv. Mr. Yash Singhania, Adv. For Respondent(s) :Mr. Shrirang B. Varma, Adv. Mr. Siddharth Dharmadhikari, Adv. Mr. Aaditya Aniruddha Pande, AOR Mr. Harshavardhan V. Ghadge, Adv.
Provisions referred
- Penal Code 1860 - Section 409 (now BNSS 449), Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - Section 100 (now BNSS 103)
Headnote
Criminal Breach of Trust by Public Servant — Essential Ingredients — Entrustment and Dishonest Intention — Non-production of Primary Records — Adverse Inference
Appellant, a Cashier-cum-Counter Clerk with Telephone Department, Aurangabad, was acquitted by the Trial Court of the charge under Section 409 (now BNS 316) IPC on the ground that the prosecution failed to prove exact amounts collected or credited, key registers were not produced, and search/seizure procedures were non-compliant. The High Court reversed the acquittal and sentenced the appellant to one year’s rigorous imprisonment with fine.
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