Section 266 IPC-Dhara 266-Dafa-Being in possession of false weight or measure

Section 266 IPC-Dhara 266-Dafa-Being in possession of false weight or measure:

 

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).