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

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

Related Judgments

• in Crl.OP.14971/2013 vs The State rep. by — Madras High Court (2013)
• SC (2009) Vol.7 p.563 — Supreme Court of India (2009)
• G.V.RAO v. L.H.V. PRASAD AND ORS. MARCH 6, 2000 — Supreme Court of India (2000)
• .. Petitioners / A-1 to A-3 vs Mr. A.P.Varghese — Madras High Court (2011)
• APHC 749 (Suram Kiran Kumar Reddy vs . State of A.P.) submitted — Madras High Court (2008)
• IAGWATI v. C.B.I — Supreme Court of India (2003)
• Crl.O.P.No.18297 vs 1. State through the — Madras High Court (2007)
• CRL OP/27254/2016 — Madras High Court (2016)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNS §318 — Cheating