Cheating by personation
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Summary
Pretending to be someone else, or knowingly substituting another person, to deceive someone is cheating by personation. It applies whether the person impersonated is real or imaginary. If the false identity causes the victim to give property, agree to a transaction, or suffer loss, the impersonator is guilty of the offence.
Example
Ravi calls a local jeweller pretending to be a listed supplier and asks for gold on credit. The jeweller, believing Ravi is the supplier, hands over the jewellery. Ravi has cheated by personation and can be prosecuted for the offence.
Bare Act
Enacted textA person is said to “cheat by personation” if he cheats by pretending to be some other person, or by knowingly substituting one person for or another, or representing that he or any other person is a person other than he or such other person really is.
Explanations
(1) The offence is committed whether the individual personated is a real or imaginary person.
Illustrations
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(a) A cheats, by pretending to be a certain rich banker of the same name. A cheats by personation.
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(b) A cheats by pretending to be B, a person who is deceased. A cheats by personation.
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