IPC Section 487 — Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods

Summary

A person who puts a false mark on a box, package, or other container that holds goods commits an offence if the mark is designed to make a government official or anyone else believe that the container holds goods it does not actually hold, or that it does not hold goods it actually does hold, or that the goods inside are of a different type or quality than they really are. The person will be punished with imprisonment for up to three years, or a fine, or both, unless they can prove they did not intend to defraud anyone.

Official Text

Whoever makes any false mark upon any case, package or other receptacle containing goods, in a manner reasonably calculated to cause any public servant or any other person to believe that such receptacle contains goods which it does not contain or that it does not contain goods which it does contain,
Or that the goods contained in such receptacle are of a nature or quality different from the real nature or quality thereof, shall, unless he proves that he acted without intent to defraud, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.

Related Judgments

• RAVEENDRAN K & ANR v. EXCISE INSPECTOR 979 VADAKARA & ANR — Supreme Court of India (2008)
• THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH v. HAFIZ MOHAMMAD ISMAIL AND HAFIZ JAWED ALI — Supreme Court of India (1960)
• P. JAIN v. S. PRASAD — Supreme Court of India (1973)
• M/S BANDEKAR BROTHERS PVT. LTD. & ANR v. PRASAD VASSUDEV KENI, ETC. ETC — Supreme Court of India (2020)
• ...Petitioner/Sole Accused vs Veeramuthu — Madras High Court (2006)
• A/1333/2012 — Madras High Court (2012)
• CRL A/735/2004 — Madras High Court (2004)
• DUTT v. STATE — Supreme Court of India (1966)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNS §350 — Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods