The term fraud includes all acts committed by a party to induce the other party to enter into a contract with an intention to deceive.
Definition
Section 17 provides, “Fraud means and includes any of the following acts committed by a party to a contract, or with his connivance, or by his agent, with intent to deceive another party thereto or his agent or to induce him to enter into the contract”.
1. The suggestion, as a fact, of that which is not true, by one who does not believe it to be true.
2. The active concealment of a fact by one having knowledge of the fact.
3. A promise made without any intention of performing it’
4. Any other act fitted to deceive’ and
5. Any such act or omission as the law specially declares to be fraudulent.