State Of Kerala vs A. Pareed Pillai And Anr. on 28 April, 1972
7. Same transaction or same set of facts may give rise to both,
a civil liability and criminal offence but mens rea is an essential
ingredient of offence of cheating. To establish a charge of
cheating, it is necessary to show that the intention to deceive was
in existence at the time of making the promise. For this, reference
may be made to the principles of law laid down by the Apex Court
in State of Kerala v. A. Pareed Pillai AIR 1973 SC 326 and
reiterated in series of decisions including the one in S.N. Palnitkar
v. State of Bihar AIR 2001 SC 2960.