Lesson 9 identifies the punishment for **criminal misappropriation of …

Question

Lesson 9 identifies the punishment for **criminal misappropriation of property by a clerk or servant** under section 404 IPC. Which statement matches the lesson?

Accepted Answer

C. {'text': "Imprisonment up to seven years and fine where the offender at the time of such person's death was employed by him as a clerk or servant", 'label': 'C'}

1. Section 404 IPC punishes dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by a deceased person at the time of death.
2. The basic punishment is imprisonment up to three years and fine.
3. **Where the offender at the time of such person's death was employed by him as a clerk or servant**, the term may extend to seven years.
4. The lesson's essentials chart for s. 404 captures exactly this aggravated punishment.
_Source: ICSI CS Executive Paper 1 — Jurisprudence, Interpretation & General Laws, Lesson 9 (Indian Penal Code, 1860), pp. 205-224._

Answer

{'text': "Imprisonment up to three years and fine in every case under section 404 regardless of the offender's employment status with the deceased", 'label': 'A'}

Answer

{'text': "Imprisonment up to ten years and fine in all cases of section 404 regardless of the offender's employment status with the deceased person", 'label': 'B'}

Answer

{'text': "Imprisonment up to two years without any provision for fine in any case under section 404 regardless of the offender's employment status with the deceased", 'label': 'D'}