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  • Section 112. Petty organised crime.The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

    ... member of a group or gang, either singly or jointly, commits any act of theft, snatching, cheating, unauthorised selling of tickets, unauthorised betting or gambling, selling of public examination question papers or any other similar crimin ...

  • Section 129. Security for good behaviour from habitual offenders.The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

    ... s to commit, or abets the commission of, the offence of kidnapping, abduction, extortion, cheating or mischief, or any offence punishable under Chapter X of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, or under section 178, section 179, section 180 o ...

  • Section 202. Offences committed by means of electronic communications, letters, etc.The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

    (1) Any offence which includes cheating, may, if the deception is practised by means of electronic communications or letters or telecommunication messages, be inquired into or tried by any Court within whose local jurisdiction such electron ...

  • Section 234. Contents of charge.The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

    ... Sanhita, and that the general exceptions did not apply to it. (c) A is accused of murder, cheating, theft, extortion, or criminal intimidation, or using a false property mark. The charge may state that A committed murder, or cheating, or th ...

  • Section 236. When manner of committing offence must be stated.The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

    ... e charge need not set out the manner in which the theft was effected. (b) A is accused of cheating B at a given time and place. The charge must set out the manner in which A cheated B. (c) A is accused of giving false evidence at a given ti ...

  • Section 238. Effect of errors.The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

    ... sled by this omission, the error shall not be regarded as material. (b) A is charged with cheating B, and the manner in which he cheated B is not set out in the charge or is set out incorrectly. A defends himself, calls witnesses and gives ...

  • Section 244. Where it is doubtful what offence has been committed.The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

    ... t which may amount to theft, or receiving stolen property, or criminal breach of trust or cheating. He may be charged with theft, receiving stolen property, criminal breach of trust and cheating, or he may be charged with having committed t ...

  • Section 246. What persons may be charged jointly.The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

    ... the same transaction; (e) persons accused of an offence which includes theft, extortion, cheating, or criminal misappropriation, and persons accused of receiving or retaining, or assisting in the disposal or concealment of, property posses ...

  • Section 317. Stolen property.The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

    ... Property, the possession whereof has been transferred by theft or extortion or robbery or cheating, and property which has been criminally misappropriated or in respect of which criminal breach of trust has been committed, is designated as ...

  • Section 336. Forgery.The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

    ... intending that the document or electronic record forged shall be used for the purpose of cheating, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine. (4) ...

  • Section 359. Compounding of offences.The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

    ... sal of stolen property, knowing it to be stolen. 317(5) The owner of the property stolen. Cheating. 318(2) The person cheated. Cheating by personation. 319(2) The person cheated. Fraudulent removal or concealment of property, etc., to preve ...

  • Section 395. Order to pay compensation.The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

    ... any offence which includes theft, criminal misappropriation, criminal breach of trust, or cheating, or of having dishonestly received or retained, or of having voluntarily assisted in disposing of, stolen property knowing or having reason t ...

  • Section 401. Order to release on probation of good conduct or after admonition.The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

    ... in which a person is convicted of theft, theft in a building, dishonest misappropriation, cheating or any offence under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, punishable with not more than two years’ imprisonment or any offence punishable with ...

  • Section 138. Power of court to pay compensation out of fineThe Navy Act, 1957

    ... ivil offence which includes theft, criminal misappropriation, criminal breach of trust or cheating or of having dishonestly received or retained or of having voluntarily assisted in disposing of stolen property knowing or having reason to b ...

  • Section 42. Appointment of insurance agents.The Insurance Act, 1938

    ... that he has been found guilty of criminal misappropriation or criminal breach of trust or cheating or forgery or an abetment of or attempt to commit any such offence by a court of competent jurisdiction: Provided that where at least five ye ...

  • Section 42D. Issue of registration to intermediary or insurance intermediary.The Insurance Act, 1938

    ... that he has been found guilty of criminal misappropriation or criminal breach of trust or cheating or forgery or an abetment of or attempt to commit any such offence by a Court of competent jurisdiction: Provided that, Where at least five y ...

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