• What legal action can I take and what kind of crime it falls under IPC?

I have been scammed by two people who said they work for book my show and duped me for 1 lac ruppee and sent me fake ed sheeran's concert tickets last month. They are not paying me my money telling they also got duped by someone else. They took the guarantee before taking the money that If you dont get the tickets they will return the money but they are now not returning. None of them work for book my show and pretended to be fake employees of Book My Show. What type of legal actions can I take? I have all the evidence in my whatsapp chat.
Asked 7 years ago in Criminal Law
Religion: Hindu

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18 Answers

Hello,

Lodge a criminal complaint against them for cheating, fraud, misrepresentation, criminal breach of trust, criminal intimidation.

Write a complaint in a paper, you do not have to write sections, appropriate sections will be imposed by the police.

If police refuses to lodge an FIR then file a complaint with the magistrate u/s 156(3) of Cr.P.C. Let me know if I can be of any help.

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Anilesh Tewari
Advocate, New Delhi
18090 Answers
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The crime place is what? Is that in nadiad or Mumbai.

If you live in Nadiad you need to file FIR in Nadiad with you your local Police station under section 420 & 406.

In case you have any problem with the local police you may file a criminal complaint in the same sections with the judicial magistrate having jurisdiction in your police station with all the proof of payment.

Vimlesh Prasad Mishra
Advocate, Lucknow
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Go to the local police station where you are living and write the facts on paper and ask the police to lodge an FIR

Anilesh Tewari
Advocate, New Delhi
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Since crime happened in Mumbai the complaint can be lodged in Mumbai.

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Anilesh Tewari
Advocate, New Delhi
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1) file police complaint against the fraudsters under section 406, 420 of IPC for criminal breach of trust and cheating

2)if police refuse to lodge FIR file private complaint before magistrate under sectin 156(3) of cr pc to direct police to investigate and submit report

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
96829 Answers
7812 Consultations

approach local police station in Malad Mumbai

2)enclose proof of payment made by you

3)enclose forged tickets given to you

4) messages exchanged with fruadsters

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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7812 Consultations

act as advised herein above

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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7812 Consultations

Can file a case u/s420 IPC for cheating where the offence occured

P V Reddy
Advocate, Hyderabad
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1. If you have evidence to prove the remittance of money to them then go to the nearest police station to file a complaint under Section 420 and 406 IPC for cheating and criminal breach of trust.

2. You can file the FIR in Nadiad where you live if the amount was remitted from Nadiad. If, however, the remittance took place in Mumbai then FIR ought to be filed in Mumbai only.

Ashish Davessar
Advocate, Jaipur
30763 Answers
972 Consultations

1. File police complaint u/s 420,405,406,468 of IPC and Sec. 66 of IT act.

2. I do not think your complaint would be entertained by the police.

3. Approach a lawyer to file PCR with jurisdiction court to get direction to police to file FIR.

You may get back, if you need any more help.

Niranjan
Advocate, Bangalore
844 Answers
9 Consultations

You have cheated by personation as a part of a well thought of plot.

Lodge a FIR under section 406, 417 and 420. Besides, you may include other applicable sections from the penal code.

Vibhanshu Srivastava
Advocate, Lucknow
9659 Answers
307 Consultations

Approach the Police Station having jurisdiction upon the territory where the alleged offences have been committed.

Vibhanshu Srivastava
Advocate, Lucknow
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Immediately file a criminal complaint against them for cheating by impersonation and they will be arrest for their illegal acts/offence.

The FIR will be registered under section 416/419/420/ 34 of IPC

416. Cheating by personation.—

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.

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Section 419 Punishment for cheating by personation.—

     

      Whoever cheats by personation shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.

Section 420

Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property.—

Whoever cheats and thereby dishonestly induces the person deceived to deliver any property to any person, or to make, alter or destroy the whole or any part of a valuable security, or anything which is signed or sealed, and which is capable of being converted into a valuable security, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Nadeem Qureshi
Advocate, New Delhi
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302 Consultations

You need to lodge a FIR for fraud and cheating against them. Make sure you must have their address.

Laksheyender Kumar
Advocate, Delhi
734 Answers
2 Consultations

Hi, you made the payment from gujrat , so the FIR can be lodged in Nadiad only , at your native place .. No need to travel Mumbai ..

Hemant Chaudhary
Advocate, Gurgaon
4630 Answers
67 Consultations

How did you give them the money for this event?

If by cheque you can trace out the details of their bank account and get their details, send them a legal notice seeking refund of the amount you have given to them

Alternately you can lodge a criminal complaint against them with the concerned police station seeking to initiate proper legal action and also for recovery of your money through law.

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
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They both live in Mumbai and I live in Nadiad Gujarat. I am going to file an FIR as I am coming to mumbai next week. What should be the procedure ?

You can lodge a complaint with the jurisdictional police where they reside giving the details of the money transaction and request the police to initiate proper legal action and also for recovery of the money paid by you.

You can give the complaint in a white paper, please remember to attach the transa tij details and any other documentary evidence along with your complaint.

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
87030 Answers
2337 Consultations

The crime incident happened in Malad Mumbai.

You may approach and lodge complaint before the police station within that jurisdiction.

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
87030 Answers
2337 Consultations

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