Whoever cheats with the knowledge that he is likely thereby to cause wrongful loss
to a person whose interest in the transaction to which the cheating relates, he was bound, either by law, or
by a legal contract, to protect, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which
may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.
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Section 418
Cheating with Knowledge That Wrongful Loss May Ensue to Person Whose Interest Offender Is Bound to Protect.
The Indian Penal Code, 1860