Breach of Contract Alone Does Not Amount to Cheating Without Proven Dishonest Intent at the Start: Delhi High Court

In a significant judgment, the Delhi High Court has clarified the legal distinction between a breach of contract and the offence of cheating under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The court upheld the Sessions Court's order which had quashed the summons issued by a magistrate to the Chairman and Managing Director (MD) of Educomp, an educational technology company, in a case involving alleged cheating. Justice Dinesh Kumar…