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HTML

<input  id="test" type="checkbox" />
<div id="res"></div>

JavaScript

function printL(str) {
    $('#res').append('<div>' + str + '</div>');
}


printL($("#test").is(':checked'));

$("#test").prop("checked", 'checked');
printL($("#test").is(':checked'));

$("#test").removeProp("checked");
printL($("#test").is(':checked'));

$("#test").prop("checked", 'checked');
printL($("#test").is(':checked'));