IPC Section 264 — Fraudulent use of false instrument for weighing

offences relating to weights and measures

Criminal

Punishment

Imprisonment up to 1 year, or fine, or both

As the section puts it: “shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both”

Summary

If a person knowingly uses a weighing device that is false or inaccurate, with the intention to cheat or deceive someone, they commit an offence. The punishment for this can be imprisonment for up to one year, a fine, or both.

Official Text

Whoever, fraudulently uses any instrument for weighing which he knows to be false, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.

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