Supreme Court of India

Mustafikhan v. State of Maharashtra

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Reported as [2006] SUPP. 10 S.C.R. 15
Bench Dr. Arijitpasayat and S.H. Kapadia JJ.
Decided 4 December 2006

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Penal Code, 1860-Section 409-Criminal breach of trust­ Misappropriation of Government money-By Public Servant-Payments made to fictitious persons proved-Entrustment of money admitted by the accused- Conviction-Justification of-Held: Conviction is justified-Where entrustment of property is admitted by the accused, burden to prove the discharge of the entrustment lies on the accused-Evidence-Burden to prove. Appellant-accused was incharge of execution of construction of irrigation tanks under a Government Scheme. During a particular period same set of21 labourers were shown to have been engaged

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