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”.

Related Judgments

  • .. Petitioners / A-1 to A-3 vs Mr. A.P.Varghese — Madras High Court (2011)
  • S.C.R. 1124 M.A.A. ANNAMALAI v. STATE OF KARNATAKA & ANOTHER — Supreme Court of India (2010)
  • CRL A/735/2004 — Madras High Court (2004)
  • in Crl.OP.14971/2013 vs The State rep. by — Madras High Court (2013)
  • R. VENKATAKRISHNAN v. CENTRAL BUREAU OF 781 INVESTIGATION — Supreme Court of India (2009)
  • CRL OP/27254/2016 — Madras High Court (2016)
  • RAM RATAN v. STATE — Supreme Court of India (1965)
  • S.C.R. 884 884 VIJAY KUMAR GHAI & ORS v. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ORS — Supreme Court of India (2022)

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