Fraudulent use of false weight or measure
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Summary
Using a false weight or measure, or knowingly using any weight or measure as if it were a different one, is an offence. It applies when someone fraudulently handles weights or measures in a sale or other transaction. Punishment can be imprisonment for up to one year, or a fine, or both.
Example
Meera runs a small grocery stall and uses weights shaved down so buyers get less rice than they pay for. She can be prosecuted and, if convicted, face up to one year imprisonment, or a fine, or both.
Bare Act
Enacted textWhoever, fraudulently uses any false weight or false measure of length or capacity, or fraudulently uses any weight or any measure of length or capacity as a different weight or measure from what it is, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.
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