Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 275 · Decided 15 July 1999
Sri Bhagwan Samardha Sreepada Vallabha Venkata Vishwandadha Maharaj v. State of Andhra Pradesh and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 275 · [1999] 3 S.C.R. 870
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 638/1999
- Decided
- 15 July 1999
- Bench
- K.T. THOMAS, M.B. SHAH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 415, 420; CrPC Section 173(8)
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 : Sections 415 and 420-Cheating-Appellant's representation of having divine healing powers-Assurance of curing C complainant's child-Money charged-Impairment not cured-He/d­ Appellant's represf!ntation of possessing divine powers is inducement referred in Section the desired result-Commission of the offence of cheating presumed Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 : Section 173(8)-lnvestigation- D Complaint lodged-Investigation conducted by the police-Report presented before the Magistrate that no offence committed-Reinvestigation ordered by the
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