IPC § 420 · Repealed 1 July 2024
IPC 420 is now Section 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Same offence, same words, same seven years. Only the number changed — and only for offences committed from 1 July 2024.
In short
- Now
- Section 318(4), Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
- Punishment
- Up to 7 years and fine — unchanged
- Bail
- Non-bailable · cognizable
- Which law applies
- Offence before 1 July 2024 → IPC 420. On or after → BNS 318(4).
Which section do I charge?
IPC 420
Offence committed on or before 30 June 2024. FIR may be later.
BNS 318(4)
Offence committed on or after 1 July 2024.
The date of the offence decides it — not the date of the FIR or charge-sheet (BNS s. 358).
Convert any other IPC section to its BNS number
The old text
Indian Penal Code, 1860 — s. 420 · Repealed · still applies to old offences
420. Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property.
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.
Other IPC numbers in a cheating FIR
The sections that usually travel with 420, and where each one went.
| IPC | What it covers | BNS |
|---|---|---|
| 406 | Criminal breach of trust | 316(2) |
| 415 | Cheating — definition | 318(1) |
| 417 | Punishment for cheating | 318(2) |
| 419 | Cheating by personation | 319(2) |
| 467 | Forgery of valuable security, will | 338 |
| 468 | Forgery for purpose of cheating | 336(3) |
| 471 | Using a forged document as genuine | 340(2) |
| 120B | Criminal conspiracy | 61(2) |
Mapping: Ministry of Home Affairs / NCRB correspondence table.