413. Habitually dealing in stolen property: Whoever habitually receives or deals in
property which he knows or has reason to believe to be stolen property, shall be punished
with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may
extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
414. Assisting in concealment of stolen property : Whoever voluntarily assists in
concealing or disposing of or making away with-property which he knows or has reason to
believe to be stolen property, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for
a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.
Of Cheating
415. Cheating: Whoever, by deceiving any person, fraudulently or dishonestly induces
the person so deceived to deliver any property to any person, or to consent that any
person shall retain any property, or intentionally induces the person so deceived to do or
omit to do anything which he would not do or omit if he were not so deceived, and which
act or omission causes or is likely to cause damage or harm to that person 1 [or any other
person] in body, mind, reputation or property, is said to "cheat".
Explanation: A dishonest concealment of facts is a deception within the meaning of this
section.
Illustrations
(a) A, by falsely pretending to be in the Civil Service, intentionally deceives Z and thus
dishonestly induces Z to let him have on credit goods for which he does not mean to pay,
A cheats.
(b)A by putting a. counterfeit mark on an article, intentionally deceives Z, into a belief that
this article was made by a certain celebrated manufacturer, and thus dishonestly induces
Z to buy and pay for the article. A cheats.
(c) A, by exhibiting to Z a false sample of an article, Intentionally deceives Z into believing
that the article corresponds with the sample, and thereby dishonestly induces Z to buy and
pay for the article. A cheats.
(d) A, by tendering in payment for an article a bill w a house with which A keeps no money
and by which A expects that the bill will be dishonoured, intentionally deceives Z. and
thereby dishonestly Induces Z to deliver the article, intending not to pay for ft. A cheats.
(e)A, by pledging as diamonds articles which ft knows are not diamonds, intentionally
deceives Z, and thereby dishonestly induces Z to lend money, A cheats.
(f) A, intentionally deceives Z, into a belief that A means to repay any money that 2 may
lend to him and thereby dishonestly induces Z to lend him money; A not intending to repay
it. A cheats.