Mere Cheating Will Not Attract Sec 420 of IPC -
Accused Must Dishonestly Induce Cheated Person To Deliver Property
The Supreme Court Reversing the concurring findings of the High Court and the Trial Court observed that to constitute an offence of cheating, merely committing a deceitful act is not sufficient unless the deceitful act dishonestly induced a person to deliver any property or any part of a valuable security, thereby resulting in loss or damage to the person