IPC Section 479 — Property mark

offences relating to documents and to property marks

Criminal

Summary

A property mark is a sign or symbol placed on movable items, like goods or belongings, to show that they belong to a specific person. It helps identify who owns the item.

Official Text

A mark used for denoting that movable property belongs to a particular person is called a property mark.

Related Judgments

  • Pranda Jewelry Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. vs Aarya 24 kt & Ors — Bombay High Court (Mumbai Principal Seat) (2015)
  • SUMAT PRASAD JAIN vs SHEOJANAM PRASAD (DEAD) & ORS — Supreme Court of India (1972)
  • BHARAT GLASS TUBE LIMITED vs GOPAL GLASS WORKS LIMITED — Supreme Court of India (2008)
  • CRYOGAS EQUIPMENT PRIVATE LIMITED vs INOX INDIA LIMITED AND OTHERS — Supreme Court of India (2025)
  • BABAN SINGH AND ANR. vs JAGDISH SINGH & ORS — Supreme Court of India (1966)

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