Section 420 of the IPC

Heading – Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property

Definition – 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 of either
description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Trial by – Judicial Magistrate of the First Class
Punishment term – Upto 7 years and may also be liable to a fine.
Bailable/ Non-bailable – Non-bailable
Cognizable/Non-cognizable – Cognizable

Section 467 of the IPC

Heading – Forgery of valuable security, will, etc.

Definition – Whoever forges a document which purports to be a valuable security or a
will, or an authority to adopt a son, or which purports to give authority to any person to
make or transfer any valuable security, or to receive the principal, interest or dividends
thereon, or to receive or deliver any money, movable property, or valuable security, or
any document purporting to be an acquittance or receipt acknowledging the payment
of money, or an acquittance or receipt for the delivery of any movable property or
valuable security, shall be punished with [imprisonment for life], or with imprisonment
of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to
fine.
Trial by – Judicial Magistrate of the First Class
Punishment term – Imprisonment for life or 10 years which may also be subject to a fine
Bailable/ Non-bailable – Non-bailable
Cognizable/Non-cognizable – Cognizable
 Section 409 of the IPC

Heading – Criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant or agent.

Definition – Whoever, being in any manner entrusted with property, or with any
dominion over property in his capacity of a public servant or in the way of his business
as a banker, merchant, factor, broker, attorney or agent, commits criminal breach of
trust in respect of that property, shall be punished with [imprisonment for life], or with
imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall
also be liable to fine.
Trial by – Judicial Magistrate of the First Class
Punishment term – Imprisonment for life or 10 years which may also be subject to a fine
Bailable/ Non-bailable – Non-bailable
Cognizable/Non-cognizable – Cognizable

Section 406 of the IPC

Heading – Punishment for criminal breach of trust

Definition – Whoever commits criminal breach of trust shall be punished with
imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with
fine, or with both.
Trial by – Judicial Magistrate of the First Class
Punishment term – Imprisonment for 3 years and/or may be subject to a fine.
Bailable/ Non-bailable – Non-bailable
Cognizable/Non-cognizable – Cognizable
 Section 468 of the IPC

Heading – Forgery for purpose of cheating

Definition – Whoever commits forgery, intending that the [document or electronic
record forged] shall be used for the purpose of cheating, shall be punished with
imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and
shall also be liable to fine.
Trial by – Judicial Magistrate of the First Class
Punishment term – Imprisonment for 7 years and may also be liable to a fine
Bailable/ Non-bailable – Non-bailable
Cognizable/Non-cognizable – Cognizable

Section 471 of the IPC

Heading – Using as genuine a forged document

Definition – Whoever fraudulently or dishonestly uses as genuine any document which
he knows or has reason to believe to be a forged document, shall be punished in the
same manner as if he had forged such document.
Trial by – Judicial Magistrate of the First Class
Bailable/ Non-bailable – Bailable
Cognizable/Non-cognizable – Cognizable

Section 120B of the IPC

Heading – Punishment of criminal conspiracy
Definition – (1) Whoever is a party to a criminal conspiracy to commit an offence
punishable with death, [imprisonment for life] or rigorous imprisonment for a term of
two years or upwards, shall, where no express provision is made in this Code for the
punishment of such a conspiracy, be punished in the same manner as if he had abetted
such offence.
(2) Whoever is a party to a criminal conspiracy other than a criminal conspiracy to
commit an offence punishable as aforesaid shall be punished with imprisonment of
either description for a term not exceeding six months, or with fine or with both.]
Trial by – Judicial Magistrate of the First Class
Punishment term – (1) same as for abetting the crime
(2) Imprisonment for 6 month or fine or both
Bailable/ Non-bailable – (1) Same as offence
(2) Bailable
Cognizable/Non-cognizable – (1) Same as offence
(2) Cognizable

Section 498A of the IPC

Heading – Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty.

Definition – Whoever, being the husband or the relative of the husband of a woman,
subjects such woman to cruelty shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which
may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine. Explanation.—For the purpose
of this section, “cruelty” means—
(a) any wilful conduct which is of such a nature as is likely to drive the woman to
commit suicide or to cause grave injury or danger to life, limb or health (whether
mental or physical) of the woman; or
(b) harassment of the woman where such harassment is with a view to coercing her or
any person related to her to meet any unlawful demand for any property or valuable
security or is on account of failure by her or any person related to her to meet such
demand.]
Trial by – Both clauses are subject to the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class
Punishment term – for both clauses it subjects the offender to a term of 3 years and they
may also be liable to a fine.
Bailable/ Non-bailable – Non-bailable for both clauses
Cognizable/Non-cognizable – (1) Non-cognizable
(2) Cognizable