punished under Section 406
of the Penal Code6.
14 Section 415 of the Penal Code reads thus:
“ Section 415 . Cheating.- Whoever, by deceiving any person ... offence of cheating.
15 Section 420 of the Penal Code reads thus:
“ Section 420 . Cheating and dishonestly inducing deliver
of property.- Whoever cheats and thereby
District Shahdol. In this regard we will see the
definition of cheating :-
Sec. 415 of IPC; Cheating:
Whoever, by deceiving any person, fraudulently or
dishonestly ... person in
body, mind, reputation or property, is said to "cheat".
Section 420 in The Indian Penal Code :
420. Cheating and dishonestly inducing
amounts to
breach of promise to marry and not cheating within the meaning
of section 415 or section 417 of IPC. What ... cheating" has
been defined in section 415 of IPC. It reads as under:
" Section 415 . Cheating.- Whoever, by
deceiving any person, fraudulently
defined in Section 415 IPC and is punishable under Section 420 IPC. Section 415 is set out below:-
"415. Cheating. Whoever, by deceiving ... reputation or property.
12. The essence of an offence of cheating under Section 415 IPC is that damage or harm caused by deception. In fact
aforesaid provision are made out.
11. Section 420 is "cheating" which is defined in Section 415 and both these provisions read as under ... Court said that to hold a person guilty of cheating under Section 415 IPC it is necessary to show that he has fraudulent or dishonest
mean that criminality is excluded.
7. Section 420 is "cheating" which is defined in Section 415 and both these provisions read as under ... Court said that to hold a person guilty of cheating under Section 415 IPC it is necessary to show that he has fraudulent or dishonest
Section 420 I.P.C. is concerned.
5. Section 420 is "cheating" which is defined in Section 415 and both these provisions read ... Court said that to hold a person guilty of cheating under Section 415 IPC it is necessary to show that he has fraudulent or dishonest
reference, Section 420 IPC is extracted
hereunder, which reads as follows:
" Sec. 420 ; Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of
property: -
Whoever cheats and thereby ... cheating, which is defined under Section 415
IPC. Section 415 reads as follows:
" Sec.415 , Cheating: -
Whoever, by deceiving any person, fraudulently or
dishanestly
English Translation by Court)
5. Section 420 is "cheating" which is defined in Section 415 and both these provisions read as under ... Court said that to hold a person guilty of cheating under Section 415 IPC it is necessary to show that he has fraudulent or dishonest
Cheating" has been
defined in Section 415 of the Code which is extracted as under:-
"415. Cheating.--Whoever, by deceiving any person,
fraudulently ... Fraudulent use of false instruments/weight/measure
(Sections 264 to 266)
(viii) Cheating (Sections 415 to 420)
(ix) Fraudulent prevention of debt being available
