https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169352 An attempt to cheat arises when, with intent to deceive, the goes beyond mere preparation and takes a step in the course of the deception. Here, false statements to the university, followed by submission of fees and photographs, were held sufficient to induce issue of an admission card, so the conduct amounted to attempt under Section 420 read with Section 511 IPC. The admission card was treated as property because, although it had no intrinsic pecuniary value, it had value as the means of securing entry to the examination hall. The conviction was therefore upheld. en-us Mon, 24 Apr 1961 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 13:14:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169352 An attempt to cheat arises when, with intent to deceive, the goes beyond mere preparation and takes a step in the course of the deception. Here, false statements to the university, followed by submission of fees and photographs, were held sufficient to induce issue of an admission card, so the conduct amounted to attempt under Section 420 read with Section 511 IPC. The admission card was treated as property because, although it had no intrinsic pecuniary value, it had value as the means of securing entry to the examination hall. The conviction was therefore upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 24 Apr 1961 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169352