Sentencing Guide
BNS Section 318 Punishment Jail Term, Fines & Sentencing Guidelines
BNS Section 318: (1) Cheating (Legacy IPC Section 415)
Statutory Classification Details
Cheating
- Bailable Status: Bailable (Bail is a legal right — granted at police station)
- Cognizable Status: Non-cognizable (Police cannot arrest without warrant)
- Triable Court: Any Magistrate
- Official Punishment: Imprisonment for 3 years,or fine, or both
Cheating a person whose
- Bailable Status: Bailable (Bail is a legal right — granted at police station)
- Cognizable Status: Non-cognizable (Police cannot arrest without warrant)
- Triable Court: Any Magistrate
- Official Punishment: Imprisonment for 5 years,interest the offender wasor fine, or both. bound, either by law or by legal contract, to protect
Cheating and dishonestly
- Bailable Status: Non-bailable (Bail can only be granted by the Judiciary)
- Cognizable Status: Cognizable (Police can arrest without warrant)
- Triable Court: Magistrate of the first class
- Official Punishment: Imprisonment for 7 yearsinducing delivery ofand fine.class. property