An employer of an establishment deducts an employee’s contribution from his wages for crediting the same to the Family Pension Fund as per law but does not credit the same as required by law. The employer
would be guilty of committing no offence under any law on his promise to deposit the amount
would be guilty of having violated the law and would be punishable only under the relevant labour legislation
would be guilty of having committed the offence of criminal breach of trust under the Indian Penal Code, 1860
would not be guilty of having committed the offence of criminal breach of trust under the Indian Penal Code, 1860
Answer is Wrong!
Answer is Right!
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UPSC CISF-AC-EXE – 2024
– When an employer deducts contributions from an employee’s wage, they are temporarily holding that money in trust for the purpose of depositing it into the relevant fund. Failure to deposit it amounts to dishonest misappropriation or conversion of this entrusted money.