Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420 -- Cheating - Mere failure to fulfill a promise does not constitute cheating although it may give rise to a loss and a claim for damages in Civil Law...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420 -- Cheating and breach of agreement - A civil wrong arising out of a breach of agreement may also gave rise to an offence of cheating when the facts disclose that a party to the agreement was induced to enter into the same and part with property on the basis of false and dishonest representation at the inception of the transaction...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 406, 506 -- Cheating & criminal breach of trust - Petitioner inducting opposite party No.2 as minor business partner and taking Rs.5 lac as security on the promise to refund the said amount on termination of relationship - Petitioner assured a minimum sum of Rs.2 lac as profit - Held, it must be construed as expectation of profit and..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 34, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, 190, 173 - - Cheating - Quashing of proceedings - Statement of complainant that money was entrusted to first accused and not to second accused - Second accused was living separately as she was divorced wife of first accused - Held, second accused played no role in commission of offence -..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 120B -- Cheating & criminal conspiracy - Quashing of FIR - FIR filed with ulterior motive to circumvent earlier litigation pending between parties - FIR quashed...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420 -- Quashing of FIR - Cheating - Non compoundable offence - Personal dispute amicably settled - FIR and all subsequent proceeding quashed...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420 -- Cheating - Imposition of cost for filing frivolous complaint - Criminal proceedings initiated to settle civil dispute between the parties - Complaint remained pending for 9 years, wasting public time - Complaint dismissed with cost of Rs 25,000/-...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 406, 418 -- Cognizance of offence - Petition for quashing the order - Petitioner installed Central Oxygen Pipeline in the hospital of complainant - Plant had defects and despite repeated requests defects were not rectified - Whether petitioner could be said to have committed criminal act of breach of trust or cheating? No...........
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Section 13(1)(d), 13(2), Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 120B, 468, 471, 465, 420 -- Criminal misconduct, conspiracy, forgery and cheating - Conviction - Validity - Appellants went to house of insured and took away his two insurance policies along with premium payment receipts on pretext of upgrading said policies - Thereafter, one of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 118, 139 -- Accused in business of production of feature films obtained Rs.56,00,000 as hand loan from complainant - Cheque drawn for repayment of loan was returned unpaid with endorsement "Account Closed" - Police after investigation in complaint field charge-sheet - Accused convicted by..........
