Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Section 266

IPC 266 in BNS: no corresponding section

Section 266 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 was not carried into the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023: no BNS section corresponds to it. IPC 266 deals with being in possession 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 266 has no counterpart in the BNS.

Being in possession of false weight or measure · It was not carried into the 2023 code.

Dropped
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. XIII
s. 266
Being in possession of false weight or measure
Whoever is in possession of any instrument for weighing, or of any weight, or of any measure of length or capacity, which he knows to be false, 1*** intending that the same may be fraudulently used, 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 266
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. 266 IPCSource: NCRB section table
IPC 265 · Fraudulent use of false weight or measureIPC 267 · Making or selling false weight or measure

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