Under Section 18 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, misrepresentation falls under:

A statement of fact, which is false, would be misrepresentation if the maker believes it to be true, but which is not justified by the information he possesses

Any breach of duty which gains an advantage to the person committing it by misleading another to his prejudice, there being no intention to deceive

Causing a party to an agreement to make a mistake as to the substance of the thing which is the subject of the agreement, even though done innocently