Supreme Court of India · 2019-12-18
Mayank N Shah vs State Of Gujarat
- Citation / case number
- AIRONLINE 2019 SC 1925
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Mayank N Shah
- Respondent
- State Of Gujarat
- Author
- R. Subhash Reddy
- Bench
- B.R. Gavai, R. Subhash Reddy, N.V. Ramana
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 420 IPC for cheating and Section 120B IPC for conspiracy, affirming the High Court's decision which confirmed the Special Judge's ruling. The Court established that the accused conspired to defraud the Central Bank of India by presenting forged documents to obtain credit facilities, thereby committing an offense of cheating. The appeal was dismissed, maintaining the conviction and sentence imposed by the lower courts.