IPC Section 420 — Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property

cheating

Criminal

Punishment

Imprisonment up to 7 years and fine

As the section puts it: “shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine”

Summary

If a person cheats someone and, through that cheating, dishonestly makes the deceived person hand over any property to anyone, or makes them create, change, or destroy all or part of a valuable document (or anything signed or sealed that can be turned into a valuable document), that person can be sent to prison for up to seven years and also fined.

Official Text

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.

Related Provisions

cheating

fraud (cheating / criminal breach of trust)

Related Judgments

  • REKHA JAIN vs THE STATE OF KARNATAKA & ANR — Supreme Court of India (2022)
  • HARMANPREET SINGH AHLUWALIA & ORS. vs STATE OF PUNJAB & ORS — Supreme Court of India (2009)
  • STANDARD CHARTERED BANK AND ORS. ETC. vs DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT AND ORS. ETC — Supreme Court of India (2005)
  • M.A.A. ANNAMALAI vs STATE OF KARNATAKA & ANOTHER — Supreme Court of India (2010)
  • ISHWARLAL GIRDHARLAL PAREKH vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS — Supreme Court of India (1968)
  • Our Lady of Salvation Church and Ors. vs Rational Arts & Press Pvt. Ltd. & Anr — Bombay High Court (Mumbai Principal Seat) (2015)

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