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A sells, by auction, to B, a horse which A knows to be unsound. A says nothing to B about the horse’s…

This is not fraud under Section 17 of the Indian Contract Act. Mere silence does not constitute fraud unless there is a duty to speak or silence is equivalent to speech.

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A sells, by auction, to B, a horse which A knows to be unsound. A says nothing to B about the horse’s unsoundness. This is

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This is not fraud under Section 17 of the Indian Contract Act. Mere silence does not constitute fraud unless there is a duty to speak or silence is equivalent to speech.

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