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 another, or representing that he or any other person is a person other than he or such other person really is.
Section history
Section 416 — Cheating by personation
As in force on 12 November 1993.
Timeline 3 versions
- 30 March 1987 Enacted
- 12 November 1993 You are here
- 30 November 2008 Revised edition
- 17 August 2026 Latest
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.