Indian Penal Code
(IPC)
Fraudulent use of false weight or measure.
Chapter 13: Of Offences relating to Weights and Measures
Section: 265
Whoever 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.
