Which of the following provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 prescribes punishment for…
Section 318(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 417 IPC) is the general punishment provision for cheating defined in section 318(1), providing…
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Which of the following provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 prescribes punishment for 'cheating'?
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Section 318(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 417 IPC) is the general punishment provision for cheating defined in section 318(1), providing imprisonment up to three years, or fine, or both. Section 319(1) defines cheating by personation and section 319(2) punishes that form; section 318(4) concerns cheating coupled with dishonest inducement to deliver property or deal with valuable security. The question asks the general cheating punishment.
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