Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Section 265

IPC 265 in BNS: no corresponding section

Section 265 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 was not carried into the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023: no BNS section corresponds to it. IPC 265 deals with fraudulent use of false weight or measure. 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 265 has no counterpart in the BNS.

Fraudulent use of false weight or measure · It was not carried into the 2023 code.

Dropped
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. XIII
s. 265
Fraudulent use of false weight or measure
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.
Text from the official India Code PDF
Old classification · CrPC First Schedule, for IPC 265
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. 265 IPCSource: NCRB section table
IPC 264 · Fraudulent use of false instrument for weighingIPC 266 · Being in possession of false weight or measure

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