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(Formal change. This is a definition section which is presented as a sub-section in BNS without any change.)
Please refer to BNS 319 for updated procedures & punishments.
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.
IPC 416 in Simple Words
"Cheating by personation" means deceiving others by pretending to be someone else, substituting identities, or misrepresenting oneself or another person's identity.
Cheating by personation
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