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The Code of Criminal Procedure Act

Offences committed by letters, etc

Repealed Act 2 of 1974 As on 18 Oct 2026

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Act 2 of 1974

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Read from the scanned gazette. India Code publishes no text for this Act, so this text was read from the Government's own scan by machine and split into sections by its numbering. It has not been checked against the page word by word. Where it matters, read the scan. Read the scan.

Section 182 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act deals with offences committed by letters, etc. Any offence which includes cheating may, if the deception is practised by means of letters or telecommunication messages, be inquired into or tried by any Court within whose local jurisdiction such letters or messages were sent or were received;

(1) Any offence which includes cheating may, if the deception is practised by means of letters or telecommunication messages, be inquired into or tried by any Court within whose local jurisdiction such letters or messages were sent or were received; and any offence of cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property may be inquired into or tried by a Court within whose local jurisdiction the property was delivered by the person deceived or was received by the accused person.

(2) Any offence punishable under section 494 or section 495 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) may be inquired into or tried by a Court within whose local jurisdiction the offence was committed or the offender last resided with his or her spouse by the first marriage "[, or the wife by the first marriage has taken up permanent residence after the commission of the offence].

Section 182, The Code of Criminal Procedure Act (Act 2 of 1974).

Cross-references

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This section refers to

  1. Indian Penal Code s. 495 Same offence with concealment of former marriage from person with whom subsequent marriage is contracted

Questions about Section 182

What does Section 182 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act deal with?

Section 182 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act is headed "Offences committed by letters, etc". Any offence which includes cheating may, if the deception is practised by means of letters or telecommunication messages, be inquired into or tried by any Court within whose local jurisdiction such letters or messages were sent or were received;

How do I find court cases under Section 182 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Code Criminal Procedure Act 182, section 182 Code Criminal Procedure Act, section 182 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 182 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on Indian Penal Code 495 (Same offence with concealment of former marriage from person with whom subsequent marriage is contracted), so none of them can safely be read on its own.

When was the Code of Criminal Procedure Act enacted?

Code of Criminal Procedure Act was enacted in 1974 as Act 2 of 1974. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is no longer in force.

Other sections of this Act

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