IPC Section 266: Being in possession of false weight or measure
Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Chapter 13: Offences relating to Weight and Measures
Repealed on 1 July 2024 and replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS).
Whoever is in possession of any instrument for weighing, or of any weight, or of any measure of length or capacity, which he knows to be false, 1[* * *] intending that the same may be fraudulently used, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.
CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCE
Punishment-Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both-Non-cognizable-Bailable-Triable by any Magistrate-Non-compoundable.
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(1) The word "and" omitted by Act 42 of 1953, sec. 4 and Sch. III (w.e.f. 23-12-1953).
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