IPC Section 265 — Fraudulent use of false weight or measure
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 and dishonestly uses a fake weight or a fake measure of length or capacity, or uses a real weight or measure as if it were a different weight or measure than it actually is, they can be punished. The punishment can be imprisonment for up to one year, or a fine, or both.
Official Text
Whoever, fraudulently uses any false weight or false measure of length or capacity, or fraudulently uses any weight or any measure of length or capacity as a different weight or measure from what it is, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.
Old <-> New Code Mapping
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