KK Singh, Father of Licipriya Kangujam, Held: What Are His Crimes?

Section 406: Whoever commits criminal breach of trust shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term, which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both. Section 417: Punishment for cheating — whoever cheats shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term, which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both. Section 420: Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property — Whoever cheats and thereby dishonestly induces the person de­ceived to deliver any property to any person, or to make, alter or destroy the whole or any part of a valuable security, or anything which is signed or sealed, and which is capable of being converted into a valuable security, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine. Section 120b: Punishment of criminal conspiracy — Whoever is a party to a criminal conspiracy to commit an offence punishable with death, 2 or rigorous imprisonment for a term of two years or upwards, shall, where no express provision is made in this Code for the punishment of such a conspiracy, be punished in the same manner as if he had abetted such offence.