Search Results for Tag : cheating
International Cases
Constructive trust rests in civil law on a claim for breach of fiduciary duty and does not rest on any aspect of criminal law(03.11.2021)
Mr. Robert Faichney and Mr. David Perrin were directors of Vantis Tax Ltd ("VTL"). During this time, Mr. Faichney and Mr. Perrin ("the directors") exp.....
Tags : Cheating, Public revenue, Secret profits
Judgments
In order to make out an offence of cheating in a commercial transaction, it has to be shown that both the elements, namely, deceit and injury are present(29.06.2022)
Present Applications are against a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 420 and 406 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Cod.....
Tags : Cheating, Bail, Grant
News
Kerala High Court Stays Arrest of Saritha Nair in Solar Cheating Case(23.02.2021)
Kerala High Court has ordered to keep in abeyance for two weeks the non-bailable arrest warrant issued by the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, K.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Solar Cheating Case
Bombay HC: Mere Refusal to Marry After Sexual Relations Not Offence of Cheating(24.12.2021)
Bombay High Court has held that mere refusal to marry a woman after a long relationship would not constitute the offence of cheating under section 417.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Offence of Cheating
Jammu & Kashmir High Court Directs FIR Over Online Loan Cheating Through Facebook(22.02.2021)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has allowed a criminal application seeking directions for registration of First Information Report in a case related to o.....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Online Loan Cheating Through Facebook
SC: Mere Breach of Contract Not Basis to Initiate Criminal Case for Cheating(06.03.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that criminal Courts are not meant to be used for settling scores or pressurize parties to settle civil disputes, has he.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Breach of Contract, Cheating
Cal. HC: Promise to Marry After Divorce Doesn’t Amount to Cheating(28.04.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that promise to marry after divorce made by accused was not promise simplicitor, it was contingent on dissolution .....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Promise to Marry, Divorce, Cheating
Bombay High Court Quashes Cruelty, Cheating Case Against Olympian Dattu Bhokanal(01.08.2019)
Bombay High Court has directed that an FIR filed by Olympian rower Dattu Bhokanal's wife against him, alleging cheating and cruelty, be quashed. The C.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Cheating
Gujarat High Court Refuses Bail to Lawyer Accused of Cheating & Criminal Breach of Trust(24.05.2022)
Gujarat High Court has refused bail to the Applicant who had allegedly eloped for 3 years with money during the execution of a sale deed, while opinin.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Bail, Cheating, Criminal Breach of Trust
Bombay HC Summons Sunil Mantri in Rs 300-Crore Cheating Case(23.11.2015)
Bombay High Court has summoned real-estate baron Sunil Mantri for allegedly cheating investors, home-buyers and borrowers of over Rs 300 crore. The co.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Sunil Mantri, Rs 300-Crore Cheating Case
SC to Courts: Don’t Grant Bail in Cheating Cases Merely Because Accused Agreed to Deposit Money(05.07.2023)
Supreme Court has reminded High Court and Trial Courts to not follow the practice of directing deposit of amount as a condition for granting anticipat.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Cheating, Bail
Bombay High Court: Girl Eloping With Paramour Can’t be Booked for Cheating by Groom(29.08.2024)
Bombay HC while quashing a FIR against a girl accused of cheating, has held that a girl who elopes with her paramour before marrying the groom cannot .....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Cheating, Paramour
Supreme Court Quashes Cheating Case Filed by Man Against Estranged Wife(04.09.2018)
Supreme Court has quashed a case of cheating instituted by a man against his estranged wife, observing it as an instance of “classic revenge” against .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Cheating
J&K&L HC: Dishonest Intention Under Section 420 IPC Has to be from Inception of Transaction(19.07.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that a distinction has to be kept in mind between mere breach of contract and the offence of cheating.....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Breach, Cheating
Guj. HC: Onus of Due Diligence Before Entering Into Sale Transaction is on Property Purchaser(06.09.2022)
Gujarat High Court while deciding anticipatory bail plea by property purchaser charged for cheating under IPC, has held that the onus of performing du.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Cheating, Onus, Due Diligence
Supreme Court Imposes Rs 86 Lakh Fine on Businesswomen for Failing to Return India(21.12.2016)
Supreme Court has imposed a penalty of Rs 86 lakh on a businesswoman, facing charges of cheating, forgery and criminal breach of trust, for failing to.....
Tags : Supreme Court, cheating, forgery, criminal breach of trust, Businesswomen
SC Grants Bail to 65 Years Old Accused in Cheating and Forgery Case(21.05.2025)
Supreme Court while granting bail in a cheating and forgery case to a 65 year old accused suffering from 50% visual disability, has stated that it is .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Cheating, Forgery Case, Visual Disability
Madras HC to Police: Register Offence of Cheating for Failure to Disclose Impotency Before Marriage(28.07.2022)
Madras High Court has directed the police to register offence of cheating under Section 417 and 420 of Indian Penal Code against the husband who decei.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Impotency, Non-Disclosure, Cheating
Supreme Court: Cheating and Criminal Breach of Trust Cannot Be Based on Identical Allegations(26.09.2025)
Supreme Court held that the offences of cheating and criminal breach of trust cannot coexist based on the same allegations. Cheating involves dishones.....
Tags : Cheating, Criminal Breach of Trust, Allegations
SC: Dishonour of a Post-Dated Cheque Alone Does Not Establish Dishonest Intent For Cheating(20.03.2026)
Supreme Court held that dishonour of a post-dated cheque alone does not prove cheating, stressing that criminal liability arises only if fraudulent in.....
Tags : Dishonest Intent, Cheating, Cheque
Supreme Court: Single FIR is Permissible in Mass Cheating Cases Arising From One Conspiracy(07.01.2026)
Supreme Court held that where a single criminal conspiracy leads to mass cheating of investors, one FIR is sufficient and other complaints may be trea.....
Tags : FIR, Mass Cheating, Conspiracy
SC: No S. 420 of IPC is Cheating If Forged Document Didn’t Lead to Grant of Material Benefit(11.09.2025)
SC quashed a cheating case against an institute head accused of using a fake Fire Dept NOC for affiliation, ruling the NOC wasn't legally required and.....
Tags : Cheating, Forgery, Material Benefit