IPC Section 415 — Cheating

Summary

A person is said to cheat if they deceive someone and, through that deception, either fraudulently or dishonestly make that person give property to anyone, or agree to let someone keep property. Cheating also includes intentionally making the deceived person do something, or not do something, that they would not have done or omitted if they had not been deceived, as long as that action or inaction causes or is likely to cause damage or harm to that person’s body, mind, reputation, or property.

Official Text

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”.

Related Provisions

cheating

• BNS §318 — Cheating
• IPC §420 — Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property

Related Judgments

• HARMANPREET SINGH AHLUWALIA & ORS. vs STATE OF PUNJAB & ORS — Supreme Court of India (2009)
• M.A.A. ANNAMALAI vs STATE OF KARNATAKA & ANOTHER — Supreme Court of India (2010)
• JIT VINAYAK AROLKAR vs STATE OF GOA & ORS — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• NARINDERJIT SINGH SAHNI AND ANR. vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS — Supreme Court of India (2001)
• RAJESH BAJAJ vs STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ORS — Supreme Court of India (1999)
• A.M. MOHAN vs THE STATE REPRESENTED BY SHO AND ANOTHER — Supreme Court of India (2024)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNS §318 — Cheating