Section 321 - Cheating by personation defined.

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 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.

Illustration

(a) A cheats by pretending to be a certain rich merchant 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.