## IPC 416

### IPC 416 — Cheating by personation
- https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/ipc/416

> 416. Cheating by personation.-A person is said to "cheat by personation" if he cheats by
pretending to be some other person, or by knowingly substituting one person for or another, or
representing that he or any other person is a person other than he or such other person really is.
Explanation.-The offence is committed whether the individual personated is a real or imaginary
person.
Illustrations
(a) A cheats by pretending to be a certain rich banker of the same name. A cheats by personation.
(b) A cheats by pretending to be B, a person who is deceased. A cheats by personation.

1. Subs. by Act 26 of 1955, s. 117 and the Sch., for "transportation for life" (w.e.f. 1-1-1956).
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