IPC Section 415 - Cheating

415. Cheating. Whoever, by deceiving any person, fraudulently or dishonestly induces the person

so deceived to deliver any property 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 property, is said to "cheat".

Explanation.-- A dishonest concealment of facts is a deception within the meaning of this section.

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(a) A, by falsely pretending to be in the Civil Service, intentionally deceives Z, and thus dishonestly induces Z to let him

have on credit goods for which he does not mean to pay. A cheats.

(b) A, by putting a counterfeit mark on an article, intentionally deceives Z into a belief that this article was made by a certain

celebrated manufacturer, and thus dishonestly induces Z to buy and pay for the article. A cheats.

(c) A, by exhibiting to Z a false sample of an article intentionally deceives Z into believing that the article corresponds wit h

the sample, and thereby dishonestly induces Z to buy and pay for the article. A cheats.

(d) A, by tendering i n payment for an article a bill on a house with which A keeps no money, and by which A expects that

the bill will be dishonoured, intentionally deceives Z, and thereby dishonestly induces Z to deliver the article, intend ing not to

pay for it. A cheats.

(e) A, by pledging as diamond articles which he knows are not diamonds, intentionally deceives Z, and thereby dishonestly

induces Z to lend money. A cheats.

(f) A Intentionally deceives Z into a belief that A means to repay any money that Z may lend to him an d thereby dishonestly

induces Z to lend him money, A not intending to repay it. A cheats.

(g) A intentionally deceives Z into a belief that A means to deliver to Z a certain quantity of indigo plant which he does not

intend to deliver, and thereby dishones tly induces Z to advance money upon the faith of such delivery. A cheats; but if A, at the

time of obtaining the money, intends to deliver the indigo plant, and afterwards breaks his contract and does not deliver it, he

does not cheat, but is liable only to a civil action for breach of contract.

(h) A intentionally deceives Z into a belief that A has performed A's part of a contract made with Z, which he has not

performed, and thereby dishonestly induces Z to pay money. A cheats.

(i) A sells and conveys an estate to B. A, knowing that in consequence of such sale he has no right to the property, sells or

mortgages the same to Z, without disclosing the fact of the previous sale and conveyance to B, and receives the purchase or

mortgage money from Z. A cheats.