https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275090 Cheating requires a clear allegation of dishonest intention at the inception; a mere breach of contract or subsequent non-payment, without more, remains a civil dispute and will not sustain prosecution under Section 420 of the Ranbir Penal Code. The alleged fraud here related to the petitioners' arrangement with a bank at Calcutta, not to any direct transaction with the complainant at Kathua, and there was no material showing that the complainant was bound by that arrangement. On those admitted facts, the Chief Judicial Magistrate at Kathua lacked territorial jurisdiction to issue process, and the criminal proceedings were quashed. en-us Fri, 17 Mar 1989 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 18 Sep 2018 15:27:19 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275090 Cheating requires a clear allegation of dishonest intention at the inception; a mere breach of contract or subsequent non-payment, without more, remains a civil dispute and will not sustain prosecution under Section 420 of the Ranbir Penal Code. The alleged fraud here related to the petitioners' arrangement with a bank at Calcutta, not to any direct transaction with the complainant at Kathua, and there was no material showing that the complainant was bound by that arrangement. On those admitted facts, the Chief Judicial Magistrate at Kathua lacked territorial jurisdiction to issue process, and the criminal proceedings were quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 17 Mar 1989 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275090