Gnanaiyah Jeyagaran vs. Hon. Attorney General – CA HCC 0454/17-2025

In the case between Gnanaiyah Jeyagaran (Accused-Appellant) and the Hon. Attorney General, Attorney General’s Department (Complainant-Respondent), the court addressed the issue of whether the evidence established the charge of cheating and forgery under the Penal Code and related public property offences. It was held that the appellant engaged in deceptive conduct by inducing a bank manager to relinquish essential documents through misrepresentation and the use of forged documents, satisfying criminal liability for cheating and forgery. The principle reaffirmed emphasized that intent, deception, and evidentiary integrity are central to establishing such offences. The judgment relied on statutory provisions in the Penal Code and relevant precedents, underscoring that robust credibility find