Whoever does anything with the intention of causing wrongful gain to one person, or wrongful loss to another person, is said to do that thing dishonestly.
Section history
Section 24 — “Dishonestly”
As in force on 1 January 2020.
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[Indian PC 1860, s. 24]
A person (A) is said to do an act dishonestly if —
(a)A does that act with the intention of causing wrongful gain to A or another person, or wrongful loss to another person, regardless of whether such gain or loss is temporary or permanent; or
(b)that act done by A is dishonest by the ordinary standards of reasonable and honest persons and A knows that that act is dishonest by such standards.