Clause 64
Amendment of section 420
of Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill
BillNot in forceProvision 63 of 80
Clause 64
In the Penal Code 1871, in section 420 —
(a)
renumber the section as subsection (1) of that section;
(b)
in subsection (1), after “fine”, insert “or to caning or to both”; and
(c)
after subsection (1), insert —“(2) Whoever cheats by remote communication and thereby dishonestly induces any of the acts mentioned in subsection (1) shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 10 years and with caning with not less than 6 strokes, and shall also be liable to fine.”.