Whoever cheats and thereby dishonestly induces the person deceived to deliver any property to any person, or to make, alter or destroy the whole or any part of a valuable security, or anything which is signed or sealed, and which is capable of being converted into a valuable security, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
CHAPTER XVII OF OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY · Of Cheating
Section 420: Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property
The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (repealed)
Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.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 420 | BNS 318(4) |
Leading cases
Questions on this section
2 questions in 6 of our papers cite Section 420. Try these from the free papers:
1. Cheating and thereby dishonestly inducing the person deceived to deliver any property, formerly punishable under Section 420 IPC, is punishable under which provision of the BNS?