As per Lawkidunya, the important ingredients of Criminal Breach of Trust under section 405 PPC are: (i) the accused must be entrusted with property or dominion over it; and (ii) he must have dishonestly misappropriated the property or converted it to his own use or disposes it of in violation of any trust or willfully suffers any other.
Meaning of Criminal Breach of Trust
As per Lawkidunya, Breach of trust in legal contexts refers to breaking the rules of a trust or a person taking advantage of property given to them for a period of time.
Punishment For Criminal Breach of Trust in Pakistan
The punishment for Criminal Breach of trust by an individual, company (depending on circumstances), clerk, servant, or carrier is up to 7 years imprisonment, a fine, or both.
Difference Between Criminal Breach of Trust and Theft
According to law, the word theft there is no prior lawful possession; the offence is completed as soon as the property is dishonestly taken away, but in criminal breach of trust the offender prior to the offence is himself in possession of the property and the offence is completed when he dishonestly converted the same to his own use.
Criminal Breach of Trust in Contract Law
A criminal Breach of Trust is an offense that occurs when someone whom you trust with your property misuses it. Misuse can be further defined as selling it, stealing it, damaging it, or keeping it for themselves (embezzlement).