Right of private defence
Offences affecting life
Causing miscarriage; injuries to unborn children; exposure of infants; and concealment of births
Hurt
Wrongful restraint and wrongful confinement
Criminal force and assault
Kidnapping, abduction, slavery and forced labour
Sexual offences
Theft
Extortion
Robbery and gang-robbery
Criminal misappropriation of property
Criminal breach of trust
Receiving stolen property
Cheating
Fraudulent deeds and dispositions of property
Mischief
Criminal trespass
Currency notes and bank notes
Cheating |
415. Whoever, by deceiving any person, whether or not such deception was the sole or main inducement, fraudulently or dishonestly induces the person so deceived to deliver any property to any person, or to consent that any person shall retain any property, or intentionally induces the person so deceived to do or omit to do anything which he would not do or omit to do if he were not so deceived, and which act or omission causes or is likely to cause damage or harm to any person in body, mind, reputation or property, is said to “cheat”.
[Indian PC 1860, s. 415] |