https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175424 A complaint for cheating must plead deception, dishonest inducement, and resultant or likely harm; deception alone is insufficient. Where the complaint only alleged dishonour of a post-dated cheque and did not show that the complainant was induced to act or forbear in a manner causing legal harm, the ingredients of Section 415 IPC were not made out. In such circumstances, the High Court's inherent power under Section 561-A CrPC could be used to prevent abuse of process, and the criminal proceedings were liable to be quashed. en-us Mon, 20 Sep 1937 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 20 Nov 2015 17:17:47 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175424 A complaint for cheating must plead deception, dishonest inducement, and resultant or likely harm; deception alone is insufficient. Where the complaint only alleged dishonour of a post-dated cheque and did not show that the complainant was induced to act or forbear in a manner causing legal harm, the ingredients of Section 415 IPC were not made out. In such circumstances, the High Court's inherent power under Section 561-A CrPC could be used to prevent abuse of process, and the criminal proceedings were liable to be quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 20 Sep 1937 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175424