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Indian Penal Code, 1860

IPC Section 416 in BNS

§ 416 IPC§ 319(1) BNS

Cheating by personation. Section 416 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Cheating by personation) corresponds to Section 319(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

Verify before you rely on this. Renumbering under the 2023 codes is not a clean one-to-one exercise — provisions were merged, split and reworded. Always check the printed bare act.

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Section 45 has AIBE 22 questions on this area, each cited to both codes with a line telling you where to find it in the bare act. Ten questions per subject are free.

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