How is the punishment for cheating determined under the BNS?
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Quick Answer
Cheating is defined under Section 318 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (previously Section 415 IPC) as deceiving a person with fraudulent or dishonest intent.
Detailed Legal Analysis
Cheating is defined under Section 318 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (previously Section 415 IPC) as deceiving a person with fraudulent or dishonest intent. Simple cheating under Section 318 BNS is punishable with imprisonment up to three years and/or fine, while cheating by personation is punishable with imprisonment which may extend to three years under Section 319, and cheating involving dishonesty in delivering property under Section 318(2) may attract up to seven years for grave cases.
Cheating constitutes the basis of many civil-cum-criminal complaints in commercial disputes.
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