Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Section 488

IPC 488 in BNS: Section 350(2)

Section 488 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 corresponds to Section 350(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. IPC 488 deals with punishment for making use of any such false mark. BNS 350 brings it together with IPC 487. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024, replacing the IPC.

Indian Penal Code

IPC 488 is now BNS 350(2).

Punishment for making use of any such false mark · BNS 350 brings it together with IPC 487.

Merged
75% of the old wording kept
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. XVIII
s. 488
Punishment for making use of any such false mark
Whoever makes use of any such false mark in any manner prohibited by the last foregoing section shall, unless he proves that he acted without intent to defraud, be punished as if he had committed an offence against that section.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNS 2023 · Ch. XVIII
s. 350(2)of section 350
Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods.
(2) Whoever makes use of any false mark in any manner prohibited under sub-section (1) shall, unless he proves that he acted without intent to defraud,
be punished as if he had committed the offence under sub-section (1).
Text from India Code
Also in BNS 350
Old classification · CrPC First Schedule, for IPC 488
CognizableNon-cognizable
BailableBailable
PunishmentImprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.
Triable byAny Magistrate.
For an offence under the BNS, check the First Schedule of the BNSS.

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