BNS Section 319: (1) Cheating by personation
Equivalent Legacy Law: IPC Section 416
Procedural Classification Summary
Cheating by personation (formerly 419 IPC)
Bailable: Bailable (Bail is a legal right — granted at police station)
Cognizable: Cognizable (Police can arrest without warrant)
Triable by: Any Magistrate
Punishment: Imprisonment extending up to 5 years, or a fine, or both.
Official Legal Provision / Summary
Formal change. This is a definition section which is presented as a sub-section in BNS without any change. 319 (2) Cheating by personation punishment. 419 IPC section is included as a sub-section in BNS sans heading. Upper limit of imprisonment is increased from three years to five years.