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Gaining wrongfully

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Wrongful gain

(Indian Penal Code, s. 24) Wrongful gain is gain by unlawful means of property to which the person gaining is not legally entitled. (Indian Penal Code, s. 23) … gain includes wrongful retention and wrongful loss includes being kept out of the property as well as being wrongfully deprived of property. Therefore when a particular thing has gone into the hands of a servant he will

Wrongful gain, wrongful loss

a total deprivation but it is enough if it is a temporary retention of property by the person wrongfully gaining or a temporary 'keeping out' of property from the person legally entitled, K.N. Mehra v. State of … it is his intention to cause gain, by unlawful means, of the property to which the person so gaining is not legally entitled or to cause loss, by wrongful means, of property to which the person so

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Dishonestly

by s. 24 of Indian Penal Code. A person who does anything with the intention of causing wrongful gain to one person or wrongful loss to another person, Dr. S. Dutt v. State of Uttar Pradesh, AIR

Wrong

or breach of duty, Re London Celluloid Co., (1888) 39 Ch D 206, per Bowen, LJ. An estate gained by wrong is always a fee simple. A squatter may, of course, be ejected before the Statute of

Theft and larceny

Theft and larceny, a temporary retention of property by the person wrongfully gaining or a temporary 'keeping out' of property from the person legally entitled thereto, may amount to 'theft' under

Dishonest intention

it is his intention to cause gain, by unlawful means, of the property to which the person so gaining is not legally entitled or to cause loss, by wrongful means, of property to which the person so

Quasi-fee

Quasi-fee, an estate gained by wrong; for wrong is unlimited and uncontained within rules.

Corruption

person to be influenced not by rights or wrongs of a cause, but by the prospects of monetary gains or other selfish considerations, State of A.P. v. Vasudeva Rao, (2004) 9 SCC 319 (323): AIR 2004 SC

conversion

or condemnation of the original property NOTE: For income tax purposes, involuntary conversions are generally taxable, and the gain or loss is computed by offsetting the basis of the property against the compensation received (as from insurance).

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