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 for a term which may extend to 10 years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Section history
Section 420 — Cheating and dishonestly inducing a delivery of property
As in force on 21 November 2010.
Timeline 5 versions
- 30 March 1987 Enacted
- 1 February 2008 Act 51 of 2007
- 21 November 2010 You are here
- 1 January 2020 Act 15 of 2019
- 30 December 2025 Act 21 of 2025
- 17 August 2026 Latest
[Indian PC 1860, s. 420]