‘A’, a Revenue Officer, is entrusted with public money and is either directed by law, or bound by a contract, express or implied, with the Government, to pay into a certain treasury all the public money which he holds. ‘A’ dishonestly appropriates the money. ‘A’ has committed the offence of :
theft of public money.
criminal misappropriation.
criminal breach of trust.
cheating.
Answer is Right!
Answer is Wrong!
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CISF-AC-EXE – 2022
– In this scenario, ‘A’ (Revenue Officer) is entrusted with public money and is bound by law or contract to pay it into the treasury. By dishonestly appropriating the money, ‘A’ violates this trust and duty.