Bare Acts › Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)

Section 417

This Act has been repealed — see The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (from 2024-07-01). The prior text continues to govern matters arising before that date.

Punishment for cheating

The IPC 1860 was replaced by the BNS 2023 (in force 2024-07-01); no verified section mapping on file for Section 417 — confirm the corresponding provision (savings: Section 358, BNS 2023).

Whoever cheats shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both. CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCE Punishment--Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both--Non-cognizable--Bailable--Triable by any Magistrate--Compoundable by the person cheated with the permission of the Court.