Of Offencesrelatingto Weightsand Measures
IPC Section 266 - Being in possession of false weight or measure
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IPC Section 266 deals with being in possession of false weight or measure.
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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.
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