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Principle: A person commits cheating, when he fraudulently induces another person to deliver the latter's property to him. Facts: A falsely represented to B, a shop-owner that he was an officer from the Sales Tax Department. In the course of going through the vouchers, A expressed his interest to buy, a costly television on installment basis. B readily agreed hoping that he would get a favourable assessment from A regarding his tax liability. A paid the first installment and took the T.V. and disappeared. The police somehow managed to arrest him and sought to prosecute 'A' for cheating. Decide. (NLSIU-1995)

A. A committed cheating, because he induced B to part with the TV, posing himself as a sales-tax officer.
B. A committed cheating, because he did not pay the subsequent installment.
C. A did not commit cheating, because B handed over the T.V. to him in order to get favourable assessment.
D. A commits the offence of Criminal Misapprpriation.
Answer» B. A committed cheating, because he did not pay the subsequent installment.


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