Assurance Of Jobs For Money Amounts To Cheating, Not Criminal Breach Of Trust: MP High Court

Jayanti Pahwa

20 March 2026 10:08 AM IST

  • Assurance Of Jobs For Money Amounts To Cheating, Not Criminal Breach Of Trust: MP High Court

    The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Wednesday (March 18), upheld a conviction of cheating (Section 420 of IPC) against a man who impersonated as the former Collector of Neemuch and fraudulently convinced job aspirants to pay him ₹2 lakh each with false assurances of securing public employment, observing that his conduct amounted to cheating and not criminal breach of trust. The bench of...

    Jayanti Pahwa

    Jayanti Pahwa

    Jayanti Pahwa is a Correspondent with LiveLaw, covering the Madhya Pradesh High Court

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