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प्रश्न
Principle: Whoever attempts to commit the offense of cheating, commits an offense.
Facts: A with an intention to defraud B, obtain from him an amount of Rs. 500.
पर्याय
A has committed no offence
A has committed the offence of cheating
A has attempted to commit the offence of cheating
A has attempted to commit and has committed the offence of cheating
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उत्तर
A has committed the offense of cheating
Explanation:
A has committed the offence of cheating. The principle clearly states that someone who attempts to commit an offence of cheating commits a fraud. The fact given is that A obtains from B a sum of Rs.500 with the intention to defraud B. Here the intention to defraud B is an attempt to commit the offence of cheating.
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