Whoever cheats by personation shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.
Section 419: Punishment for cheating by personation
The Indian Penal Code, 1860Central Act · Act 45 of 1860
Repealed. This text is published for reference. It is not in force, and it should not be relied on as current law without checking what replaced it. Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, with effect from 1 July 2024
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Indian Penal Code, 1860 |
|---|---|
| Section | 419 |
| Marginal note | Punishment for cheating by personation |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | Repealed |
| Judgments citing it | 37 |
Judgments that turned on this provision
- CRM-M/66439/2025 of SIMMI AND OTHERS Vs STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHERHigh Court of Punjab and Haryana · 2026-01-16
- CRM-M/61989/2025 of MOHD. AFTAB ALAM Vs STATE OF HARYANAHigh Court of Punjab and Haryana · 2026-01-14
- CRL.P/3728/2020 of NARENDRA BABU K L Vs STATE BYHigh Court of Karnataka · 2026-01-07
- CRLP/4660/2024 of Challa Sreenaiah Vs State of TelanganaHigh Court for State of Telangana · 2025-12-12
- CRM-M/51611/2024 of PARKASH SINGH MARWAH Vs STATE OF UT, CHANDIGARH AND ORSHigh Court of Punjab and Haryana · 2025-12-09
- A482/10070/2025 of SANJNA DEVI Vs STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME LKO. AND 3 OTHERSAllahabad High Court · 2025-12-05
- CRM (NDPS)/1175/2023 of PANKAJ ROY Vs STATE OF WEST BENGALCalcutta High Court · 2023-06-27
- ABA/1048/2019 of AAYUSHI AGARWAL Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRABombay High Court · 2019-06-11
- APEAL/375/1996 of STATE VS. D.S.SHINDE and ANR. Vs DILIP SAKHARAM SHINDE and ANR.Bombay High Court · 2019-02-28
- APEAL/47/2002 of THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA Vs YADU DAMU DEOREBombay High Court · 2017-10-13
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