Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Section 264

IPC 264 in BNS: no corresponding section

Section 264 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 was not carried into the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023: no BNS section corresponds to it. IPC 264 deals with fraudulent use of false instrument for weighing. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024, replacing the IPC. Its full text is set out below.

Indian Penal Code

IPC 264 has no counterpart in the BNS.

Fraudulent use of false instrument for weighing · It was not carried into the 2023 code.

Dropped
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. XIII
s. 264
Fraudulent use of false instrument for weighing
Whoever, fraudulently uses any instrument for weighing which he knows to be false, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.
Text from the official India Code PDF
Old classification · CrPC First Schedule, for IPC 264
CognizableNon-cognizable
BailableBailable
PunishmentImprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.
Triable byAny Magistrate.
For an offence under the BNS, check the First Schedule of the BNSS.
Judgments on s. 264 IPCSource: NCRB section table
IPC 263A · Prohibition of fictitious stampsIPC 265 · Fraudulent use of false weight or measure

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