IPC Section 24 — Dishonestly

general explanations

General

Summary

A person acts dishonestly when they do something intending to cause an unfair benefit to someone or an unfair loss to someone else. The key is the intention behind the action, not whether the gain or loss actually happens. This definition focuses on the purpose of causing wrongful gain or wrongful loss.

Official Text

Whoever does anything with the intention of causing wrongful gain to one person or wrongful loss to another person, is said to do that thing “dishonestly”.

Referred to by

Related Judgments

  • NARENDRA PRATAP NARAIN SINGH AND ANR. vs STATE OF U.P — Supreme Court of India (1991)
  • KRISHAN KUMAR vs THE UNION OF INDIA — Supreme Court of India (1959)
  • K. N. MEHRA vs THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN — Supreme Court of India (1957)
  • DR. S. DUTT vs STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH — Supreme Court of India (1965)

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