IPC Section 486 — Selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark

Summary

This section makes it an offence to sell, display for sale, or keep for sale any goods that have a fake property mark on them or on their packaging. The person doing this is considered guilty unless they can prove something in their defence. The law does not specify here what exactly they must prove to avoid punishment.

Official Text

Whoever sells, or exposes, or has in possession for sale, any goods or things with a counterfeit property mark affixed to or impressed upon the same or to or upon any case, package or other receptacle in which such goods are contained, shall, unless he proves:

Related Judgments

• 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)
• COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX, NAGPUR v. RAI BAHADUR JAIRAM VALJI AND OTHERS — Supreme Court of India (S)
• P. JAIN v. S. PRASAD — Supreme Court of India (1973)
• .. Petitioner vs State rep. By — Madras High Court (2016)
• MIS. NANDRAM HUNATRAM, CALCUTTA v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR. M — Supreme Court of India (S)
• SC (2025) Vol.7 p.573 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• DUTT v. STATE — Supreme Court of India (1966)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNS §349 — Selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark