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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 specifically penalises cheating that dishonestly…

Section 318(4) specifically covers cheating that dishonestly induces delivery of property or the making, alteration or destruction of a valuable security. Section 318(2)…

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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 specifically penalises cheating that dishonestly induces delivery of property or the making, alteration or destruction of a valuable security?

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Section 318(4) specifically covers cheating that dishonestly induces delivery of property or the making, alteration or destruction of a valuable security.

Section 318(2) provides the general punishment for cheating. Sections 318(3) and 319(2) address a duty-to-protect case and personation, respectively.

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Option A

Section 318(2) is the general punishment for cheating.

Option B

Section 318(3) concerns cheating with knowledge of likely wrongful loss to a person whose interest the offender was bound to protect.

Option C

Section 319(2) punishes cheating by personation.

Option D

Section 318(4) expressly covers cheating that dishonestly induces delivery of property or action on a valuable security.

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