https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197810 Cheating requires deception and fraudulent or dishonest inducement at the time of the representation or promise; mere failure or a later dispute is insufficient. On the facts, there was no false representation at the time of execution of the sale deed, no dishonest inducement was shown, and the alleged demolition was already part of pending civil proceedings. The record did not disclose dishonest intention at inception, so the criminal prosecution for cheating could not be sustained and the proceedings were liable to be quashed. en-us Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 10 Jan 2024 11:36:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197810 Cheating requires deception and fraudulent or dishonest inducement at the time of the representation or promise; mere failure or a later dispute is insufficient. On the facts, there was no false representation at the time of execution of the sale deed, no dishonest inducement was shown, and the alleged demolition was already part of pending civil proceedings. The record did not disclose dishonest intention at inception, so the criminal prosecution for cheating could not be sustained and the proceedings were liable to be quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197810