Ipc Section For Cheating

Section 441 criminal trespass to section 446 house breaking by night.

Ipc section for cheating. Section 415 cheating. Section 425 mischief. According to the ipc section 420 states that whoever cheats and thereby dishonestly induces the person deceived to deliver any property to any person or to make alter or destroy the whole or any part of a valuable security or anything which is signed or sealed and which is capable of being converted into a valuable security shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years and shall also be liable to fine.

If a person intentionally induces a person to do or omit to do any act which he would not have done if he was not deceived to do so and the act has caused harm to that. Where a person cheats another by deceiving himself to be someone else he is guilty under section 416 ipc and punished under section 419 ipc. If the act is not that grave imprisonment won t be imposed and will charge with fine only.

Section 415 of ipc india penal code 1860 defines cheating and this article would be discussing the legal definition and legal aspect of the offence of cheating. Mens rea is one of the essential ingredients of the offence of cheating under sections 415 and 425 ipc and where mens rea is not established no offence of cheating can be made out. The use of the term cause in section 415 postulates a direct and proximate connection between the act or omission and the harm and damage to the victim.

Cheating as an offence can be made punishable under section 420 of the ipc. Cheating is defined under section 415 of the indian penal code as whoever fraudulently or dishonestly deceives a person in order to induce that person to deliver a property to any person or to consent to retain any property. Cheating whoever by deceiving any person fraudulently or dishonestly induces the person so deceived to deliver any proper ty to any person or to consent that any person shall retain any property or intentionally induces the person so deceived to do or omit to do anything which he would not do or omit if he were not so deceived and which act or omission causes or is likely to cause damage or harm to that person in body mind reputation or.

Chapter xvii 405 409 of ipc criminal breach of trust chapter xvii 410 414 of ipc receiving of stolen property cheating indian penal code ipc 415. The maximum punishment which can be awarded is imprisonment for a term of 7 year and fine. Section 420 cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property.

Scope of section 415. Cheating is punishable under this section with imprisonment up to 1 year or fine or both. Section 420 in the indian penal code deals with cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property.