Of Offencesagainst Property
IPC Section 416 - Cheating by personation
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Simple language explanation
IPC Section 416 deals with cheating by personation.
Full official legal 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 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.
Illustration s
(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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