Mere refusal to marry a woman after a long relationship would not constitute the offence of \’cheating\’

Mere refusal to marry a woman after a long relationship would not constitute the offence of \’cheating\’ under section 417 of the Indian Penal Code if there is no evidence of fraudulent misrepresentation of promise of marriage for sex, the Bombay High Court held. Read entire judgment- Kashinath Narayan Gharat vs The State of Maharashtra