Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Chapter XVII: Of Offences against Property · Of Cheating
Section 417: Punishment for cheating
The Indian Penal Code, 1860 was repealed and replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 from 1 July 2024. It still applies to offences and proceedings from before that date.
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.
Corresponding sections were matched by comparing the wording of both official texts, and for the IPC and BNS, also against a published correspondence table. Wording, punishments and structure often changed, so read both sections before relying on the match.
Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the text of the Act as it stood before its repeal. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 417
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R. Rajendran v. Kamar Nisha and Others
The High Court directed the appellant to appear before a Hospital for collection of blood samples for DNA profiling. Whether the High Court was justified in directing the appellant to undergo DNA testing.
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S.N. Vijaylakshmi & Ors. v. State of Karnataka & Anr.
Whether any criminal offence in the background of the factual position is made out to justify criminal proceedings against the appellants and whether the same should proceed; whether on the same cause of action, based…
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Batlanki Keshav (Kesava) Kumar Anurag v. State of Telangana & Anr.
Issue arose as to the correctness of the order passed by the High Court whereby the petition filed by the appellant seeking quashing of the FIR for the offences punishable u/s.376(2)(n) IPC and s.3(2)(v) of the…
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Vinod Bihari Lal v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.
Issue arose whether the High Court was justified in rejecting the applications filed u/s.482 Cr.PC by appellant for quashing the proceedings arising out of FIR u/s.2 and 3 of U.P. Gangsters & Anti-Social Activities…
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Sivakumar v. The Inspector of Police & Anr.
Issue arose as regards the correctness of the order passed by the High Court dismissing appellant’s petition u/s.482 CrPC seeking quashing of chargesheet against him.
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Biswajyoti Chatterjee v. State of West Bengal & Anr.
Whether the allegations against the appellant, as they stand, constitute an offence, u/ss.376(2)(f), 417 and 506 IPC; and whether the case of the appellant is fit for discharge u/s.227 CrPC, 1973.
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State of West Bengal v. Baishakhi Bhattacharyya (Chatterjee) and Others
The issues before the Hon’ble Supreme Court were: I. Whether the recruitment process conducted by West Bengal School Service Commission in 2016 for appointment of Assistant Teachers (Classes IX–X and XI–XII) and…
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Kamaruddin Dastagir Sanadi v. State of Karnataka Through Sho Kakati Police
Whether the High Court was justified in reversing the acquittal of the appellant-accused and convicting him under Sections 417, 306 IPC.
- Kailash Vijayvargiya v. Rajlakshmi Chaudhuri
- Union of India and Another v. Deloitte Haskins and Sells Llp & Anr
- Serious Fraud Investigation Office v. Rahul Modi & Ors.
- Rajendra Bhagat v. State of Jharkhand & Anr.
- K. Virupaksha & Anr. v. The State of Karnataka & Anr.
- Dr Nallapareddy Sridhar Reddy v. The State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors
- Pramod Suryabhan Pawar v. The State of Maharashtra & Anr.
- Anurag Soni v. State of Chhattisgarh
- Satishchandra Ratanlal Shah v. State of Gujarat and Another
- M/S. Advanta India Ltd. v. B. N. Shivanna
- State (Nct of Delhi) v. Brijesh Singh @ Arun Kumar and Anr.
- Sri Ganesh v. State of Tamil Nadu and Anr.
- Avtar Singh v. Union of India & Ors.
- Vesa Holdings P. Ltd. & Anr. v. State of Kerala & Ors.
- Sunil v. Sakshi @ Shweta & Anr.