Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 prescribes the general punishment for cheating…
Section 318(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 punishes simple cheating with imprisonment of either description for up to three years, a fine, or both. The definition…
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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 prescribes the general punishment for cheating where no aggravated form or cheating by personation is involved?
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Section 318(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 punishes simple cheating with imprisonment of either description for up to three years, a fine, or both. The definition appears in section 318(1).
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Option A
Section 318(1) defines cheating.
Option B
Section 318(2) prescribes the general punishment for cheating.
Option C
Section 318(3) addresses the aggravated case where the offender knows that wrongful loss is likely to a person whose interest the offender was bound to protect.
Option D
Section 319(2) prescribes punishment for cheating by personation.
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