With reference to Section 415-420 of Indian Penal Code?

Question

Question

This question was previously asked in

UP Police SI (दरोगा) Previous Paper 3 (Held On: 14 Dec 2017 Shift 2)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Fraud.

Key Points

Section 415 to 420 of the Indian Penal Code deals with the act of cheating.
Section 415: Cheating - Sec 415 definition of Cheating.
Section 416: Cheating by personation- Delas with the act of cheating by pretending to be someone.
Section 417: Punishment for cheating- 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.
Section 418: Cheating with knowledge that wrongful loss may ensue to a person whose interest the offender is bound to protect.
Section 419: Punishment for cheating by personation.
Section 420: Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property.

Additional Information

The Indian Penal Code (IPC) is the official criminal code of India. It is a comprehensive code intended to cover all substantive aspects of criminal law.
The code was drafted on the recommendations of the first law commission of India established in 1834 under the Charter Act of 1833 under the Chairmanship of Lord Thomas Babington Macaulay.
It came into force in British India during the early British Raj period on 6 October 1860.
The IPC currently has 23 chapters and 511 sections.