Indian Penal Code,1860
Act No : 45
Section :
Fraudulent use of false weight or measure.
265. Fraudulent use of false weight or measure.--Whoever,fraudulently uses any false weight or false measure of length orcapacity, or fraudulently uses any weight or any measure of length orcapacity as a different weight or measure from what it is, shall bepunished with imprisonment of either description for a term which mayextend to one year, or with fine, or with both.----------------------------------------------------------------------1. S. 263A ins. by Act 3 of 1895, s. 2.2. Subs. by Act 42 of 1953, s. 4 and the Third Sch., for "may be seized and".----------------------------------------------------------------------160