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A person was arrested by the policeman on suspicion of being in possession of stolen property. His property was kept in government Malkhana. The policeman in charge of Malkhana misappropriated the property and fled to Pakistan. Is the state liable to the owner of the property for the wrongful acts of its civil servant?

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