the cheque without attempting to discover the owner. He is guilty of criminal misappropriation; (d) (“A”) sees (“Z”) drop his purse with money in it. (“A”) picks up the purse with the intention of restoring it to (“Z”) but afterwards appropriates it to his own use. (“A”) has committed criminal misappropriation; (e) (“A”) finds a purse with money, not knowing to whom it belongs; he afterwards discovers that it belongs to (“Z”) and appropriates it to his own use. (“A”) is guilty of criminal misappropriation; (f) (“A”) finds a valuable ring not knowing to whom it belongs (“A”) sells it immediately without attempting to discover the owner. (“A”) is guilty of criminal misappropriation. Section 345 - “Criminal Misappropriation”: Whoever commits criminal misappropriation, shall on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or with fine or with both. Section 346 - “Criminal Misappropriation of Property Possessed by Deceased Person at the time of his Death”: Whoever commits criminal misappropriation of property knowing that the property so misappropriated was in the possession of a deceased person at the time of that person’s death and has not since been in the possession of any person legally entitled to such possession, shall on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years and may also be liable to fine; and, if the offender at the time of such person’s death was employed by him as a clerk or servant, the imprisonment may extend to seven years. CRIMINAL BREACH OF TRUST Section 347 - “Criminal Breach of Trust Defined”: Whoever, being in any manner entrusted with property or with any dominion over property, dishonestly misappropriates or converts to his own use or dishonestly uses or disposes of that property in violation of law or the terms of any trust, or willfully suffers any other person so to do, commits criminal breach of trust. Illustrations:(a) (“A”), being executor to the will of a deceased person, dishonestly disobeys the law which directs him to divide the effects according to the will and appropriates them to his own use. (“A”) has committed criminal breach of trust; (b) (“A”) is a warehouse-keeper. (“Z”) going on a journey, entrusts his furniture to (“A”) under a contract that it shall be returned on payment of a stipulated sum for warehouse-room. (“A”) dishonestly sells the goods. (“A”) has committed criminal breach of trust; 95

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