BNS · 318
Cheating
BailableNon-cognizable
Understanding the issue
Deceiving someone to get their money or property through lies or false promises is cheating.
Punishment
Imprisonment up to 3 years, or fine, or both
Examples
- A sells a fake gold ring to B claiming it is real gold. A commits cheating.
The section as enacted
Whoever, by deceiving any person, induces the person so deceived to deliver any property or to consent that any person shall retain any property, is said to cheat.