Supreme Court of India

N. Devindrappa v. State of Karnataka

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Reported as [2007] 6 S.C.R. 36
Bench S.B. Sinha and Markandey Ka Tju JJ.
Decided 7 May 2007

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Penal Code, 1860; s.420: Cheating-Dishonestly inducing complainant to pay certain amount of """' c money promising to allot him a plot under a Scheme-Plot not allotted- Complaint-Trial Court convicting him under s.420 IPC and sentenced him accordingly-Conviction affirmed by High Court by modifying the sentence- On appeal, Held: Accused cheated many persons-Evidence of the complainant is corroborated by exhibits-documents bearing his signature-handwriting of accused testified by the handwriting expert-Hence, offence under Section 420 JPC is made out-Since Courts below recorded a finding of

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