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

Summary

If a person makes or keeps any tool, stamp, or device intended to create a fake property mark, or if they keep a property mark to falsely show that goods belong to someone they do not actually belong to, that person can be punished. The punishment may be imprisonment for up to three years, a fine, or both.

Official Text

Whoever makes or has in his possession any die, plate or other instrument for the purpose of counterfeiting a proper 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

• COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX, NAGPUR v. RAI BAHADUR JAIRAM VALJI AND OTHERS — Supreme Court of India (S)
• DIPAKBHAI JAGDISHCHANDRA PATEL v. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER — Supreme Court of India (2019)
• THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH v. HAFIZ MOHAMMAD ISMAIL AND HAFIZ JAWED ALI — Supreme Court of India (1960)
• THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH v. HAFIZ MOHAMMAD ISMAIL AND HAFIZ JAWED ALI — Supreme Court of India (1960)
• STATE OF KERALA v. MATHAI VERGHESE — Supreme Court of India (1987)
• DUTT v. STATE — Supreme Court of India (1966)
• CRL A/433/1995 — Madras High Court (1995)
• SC (2025) Vol.7 p.573 — Supreme Court of India (2025)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

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