BNS Section 348 — Making or possession of any instrument for counterfeiting a property mark

Summary

Whoever makes or has in their possession any die, plate, or other instrument for the purpose of counterfeiting a property mark, or has in their possession a property mark for the purpose of denoting that any goods belong to a person to whom they do not actually belong, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.

Official Text

Whoever makes or has in his possession any die, plate or other instrument for the purpose of counterfeiting a property mark, or has in his possession a property mark for the purpose of denoting that any goods belong to a person to whom they do not belong, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.

Related Judgments

• SC (2025) Vol.3 p.1309 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• SC (2025) Vol.11 p.291 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• SC (2025) Vol.6 p.280 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• SC (2025) Vol.3 p.1531 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• SC (2024) Vol.6 p.129 — Supreme Court of India (2024)
• SC (2024) Vol.8 p.670 — Supreme Court of India (2024)
• SC (2025) Vol.4 p.2730 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• SC (2024) Vol.10 p.930 — Supreme Court of India (2024)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• IPC §485 — Making or possession of any instrument for counterfeiting a property mark