Indian Penal Code, 1860

Cheating by personation.—

Section

416

Punishment

Definition / General Principle / Repealed

Cognizable

N/A

Bailable

N/A

Compoundable

Non-Compoundable (Refer to CrPC 320 for exceptions)

Trial Court

N/A

Bare Act Text

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 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.Illustration(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.
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