Wilfully
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Wilfully, 'wilfully' as used ins. 477A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 means 'intentionally' or 'deliberately'. Intent to defraud contains two elements viz., deceit and injury. A person is said to deceive another when by practising 'suggestion falsi' or 'suppressio veri' or both he intentionally induce another to believe a thing to be true, which he knows to be false or does not believe to be true, S. Harnam Singh v. State (Delhi Admn.), AIR 1976 SC 2140: (1976) 2 SCC 819. (Penal Code, 1860, s. 477A)
Pre-supposes a conscious action, while even by negligence one can allow another to do a thing, Om Prakash Gupta v. State of Uttar Pradesh, AIR 1957 SC 458 (464). (Penal Code, 1860 s. 405)
Wilfully, means deliberately and intentionally, R. v. Senior, (1899) 1 QB 283: 68 LJ QB 175.
Pre-supposes a conscious action, while even by negligence one can allow another to do a thing, Om Prakash Gupta v. State of Uttar Pradesh, AIR 1957 SC 458 (464). (Penal Code, 1860 s. 405)
Wilfully, means deliberately and intentionally, R. v. Senior, (1899) 1 QB 283: 68 LJ QB 175.
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