Multiple choice

‘A’ pretends to be ‘B’, who has died. ‘A’ is guilty under

  1. Section 417 of the Indian Penal Code

  2. Section 418 of the Indian Penal Code

  3. Section 419 of the Indian Penal Code

  4. Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code

  5. None of these
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Explanation

When a person cheats by pretending to be some other person, whether real or imaginary, commits an offence of cheating by personation. ‘A’ pretends to be ‘B’. A commits an offence of cheating by personation as defined under section 416 and punishable under section 419 of Indian Penal Code.

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