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, intending that the same may be fraudulently used, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.
Section history
Section 266 — Being in possession of false weights or measures
As in force on 1 July 2014.
Timeline 3 versions
- 30 March 1987 Enacted
- 1 July 2014 You are here
- 1 January 2020 Act 15 of 2019
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[Indian PC 1860, s. 266]