Whoever cheats with the knowledge that he is likely thereby to cause wrongful loss to a person whose interest in the transaction to which the cheating relates, he was bound, either by law, or by a legal contract, to protect, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.
CHAPTER XVII OF OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY · Of Cheating
Section 418: Cheating with knowledge that wrongful loss may ensue to person whose interest offender is bound to protect
The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (repealed)
Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.
Now in the BNS
As given in the official comparison tables of the Bureau of Police Research and Development and the Allahabad High Court (the NCRB table has no row for it). Read both texts before relying on it.
| IPC 418 | BNS 318(3) |
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1. Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, cheating with the knowledge that the offender is likely thereby to cause wrongful loss to a person whose interest in the transaction he was bound, by law or by a legal contract, to protect, is punishable under: