In a matter flagging the consequences of betting and match-fixing, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has come out in support of constitution of match-fixing as a criminal offense.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi was informed of the BCCI's stance today by Advocate Shivam Singh , who was appointed as Amicus Curiae to assist in the matter.

Singh apprised the Court that BCCI has filed an intervention application supporting criminalization of match-fixing. This application states that match-fixing constitutes an offense under the IPC (replaced by BNS), inasmuch as an accused can be charged with "cheating" .

"the act of match fixing clearly constitutes an offense of cheating, as it attracts all the ingredients of cheating, i.e., deception, fraudulen

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