INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
416. Cheating by personation
no BNS section
changed or removed in old law
changed or added in new law
Similar wording stays plain; only differences are highlighted.
INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
416. Cheating by personation.--A person is said to "cheat by
personation" if he cheats by pretending to be some other person, or by
knowingly substituting one person for or another, or representing that
he or any other person is a person other than he or such other person
really is.
Explanation.-The offence is committed whether the individual
personated is a real or imaginary person.
Illustrations
(a) A cheats, by pretending to be a certain rich banker of the
same name. A cheats by personation.
(b) A cheats by pretending to be B, a person who is deceased. A
cheats by personation.
Repealed / historical reference India Code — IPC 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
No text available.