https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308598 Cheating under Section 420 IPC requires deception, dishonest or fraudulent inducement, and dishonest intention at the inception of the transaction. Mere later non-fulfilment of a promise or a dispute over non-refund of money is insufficient without clear material showing such initial intention. On the facts, the allegations against the appellant were limited to his accompanying his father, while the assurance to the complainant was attributed to the father, and no specific material showed that the appellant himself induced the complainant dishonestly. The charge under Section 420 was therefore not made out against the appellant, and refusal to discharge him was unsustainable. en-us Fri, 25 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 06 Jul 2023 21:56:52 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308598 Cheating under Section 420 IPC requires deception, dishonest or fraudulent inducement, and dishonest intention at the inception of the transaction. Mere later non-fulfilment of a promise or a dispute over non-refund of money is insufficient without clear material showing such initial intention. On the facts, the allegations against the appellant were limited to his accompanying his father, while the assurance to the complainant was attributed to the father, and no specific material showed that the appellant himself induced the complainant dishonestly. The charge under Section 420 was therefore not made out against the appellant, and refusal to discharge him was unsustainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 25 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308598