https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299927 An order or proceeding can be treated as vitiated by fraud only if fraud is specifically pleaded and strictly proved by material showing deliberate deceit, wilful misrepresentation, or concealment intended to mislead the court and secure an undue advantage. Mere criticism of the prosecution case, reliance on inconsistencies, or repetition of statements from earlier proceedings is insufficient. On the pleadings and material, the application failed to lay a proper factual foundation for fraud, so the allegation that the charge-framing order was obtained by fraud was unsustainable. The High Court erred in setting aside the earlier order without adequate material. en-us Tue, 16 Mar 1993 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 05 Jan 2022 13:07:59 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299927 An order or proceeding can be treated as vitiated by fraud only if fraud is specifically pleaded and strictly proved by material showing deliberate deceit, wilful misrepresentation, or concealment intended to mislead the court and secure an undue advantage. Mere criticism of the prosecution case, reliance on inconsistencies, or repetition of statements from earlier proceedings is insufficient. On the pleadings and material, the application failed to lay a proper factual foundation for fraud, so the allegation that the charge-framing order was obtained by fraud was unsustainable. The High Court erred in setting aside the earlier order without adequate material. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 16 Mar 1993 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299927