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SECTION 416 IPC - Indian Penal Code - Cheating by personation
Last Updated: 01 Jun, 2023
By Advocate Chikirsha Mohanty
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Description of IPC Section 416
According to section 416 of Indian penal code, 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.
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