A person is said to "cheat by personation" if he cheats by pretending to be some other person, or by knowingly substituting one person for or another, or representing that he or any other person is a person other than he or such other person really is.
Explanation.- The offence is committed whether the individual personated is a real or imaginary person.
Illustrations
(a) A cheats by pretending to be a certain rich banker of the same name. A
cheats by personation.
(b) A cheats by pretending to be B, a person who is deceased. A cheats by personation.
411 IPC Dishonestly receiving stolen property
412 IPC Dishonestly receiving property stolen in the commission of a dacoity
413 IPC Habitually dealing in stolen property
414 IPC Assisting in concealment of stolen property
416 IPC Cheating by personation
417 IPC Punishment for cheating
419 IPC Punishment for cheating by personation
420 IPC Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property