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Section 420 - Indian Penal Code, 1860
Indian Penal Code, 1860
420. Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property
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.
Of Fraudulent Deeds and Disposition of Property
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- Section 272: Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale
- Section 264: Fraudulent use of false instrument for weighing
- Section 14: Servant of Government
Related Acts
- Collection of Statistics (Amendment) Act, 2017
- India International Arbitration Centre Act, 2019
- Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Prevention and Control) Act, 2017
- Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021
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