Applicable Laws & Acts
In India, gift fraud falls under various legal provisions:
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 (Replacing IPC laws)
- Section 316 – Deals with cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property. (Replaces IPC Section 420)
- Section 313 – Defines cheating. (Replaces IPC Section 415)
- Information Technology Act, 2000:
- Section 66D: Punishes cheating by personation using computer resources.