BNS Section 321 – Cheating with knowledge that wrongful loss may ensue to person whose interest offender is bound to protect
Chapter 17: Offences Against Property ·
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 321
IPC S.418
✓ Bailable
Non-Cognizable
⚖ Magistrate Court
Whoever cheats with the knowledge that he is likely thereby to cause wrongful loss to a person whose interest in the transaction to which the cheating relates he was bound either by law or by a legal contract to protect shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years or with fine or with both.
ℹ️ Classification & Key Notes
Up to 3 years or fine or both. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Triable by Any Magistrate.
