Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
BNS 319 was IPC 416 and 419.
Cheating by personation. · It brings 2 old provisions together.
Merged
Came from
Old wording kept in full
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. XVII
s. 416
Cheating by personation
A person is said to “cheat by personation” if he cheats by pretending to be some other person, or by knowingly substituting one person for or another, or representing that he or any other person is a person other than he or such other person really is.
Explanation.—The offence is committed whether the individual personated is a real or imaginary person.
Illustrations
(a) A cheats by pretending to be a certain rich banker of the same name. A cheats by personation.
(b) A cheats by pretending to be B, a person who is deceased. A cheats by personation.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNS 2023 · Ch. XVII
s. 319(1)of section 319
Cheating by personation.
(1) A person is said to cheat by personation if he cheats by pretending to be some other person, or by knowingly substituting one person for or another, or representing that he or any other person is a person other than he or such other person really is.
Explanation.—The offence is committed whether the individual personated is a real or imaginary person.
Illustrations.
(a) A cheats by pretending to be a certain rich banker of the same name. A cheats by personation.
(b) A cheats by pretending to be B, a person who is deceased. A cheats by personation.
Text from India Code