New Delhi, Oct 16 (UNI) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has told the Supreme Court that match-fixing should be treated as a criminal offence, as it involves cheating the public and damaging the integrity of the game.

A bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was informed of the BCCI’s stand by Advocate Shivam Singh, who is assisting the court as Amicus Curiae. Singh said that the BCCI has filed an intervention application in support of criminalising match-fixing.

According to the BCCI, match-fixing already meets the legal definition of “cheating” under Sections 415 and 417 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), now replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The act involves deception, fraudulent inducement, and intentional wrongdoing, all of which cause har

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