Of Offencesrelatingto Weightsand Measures
IPC Section 264 - Fraudulent use of false instrument for weighing
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Simple language explanation
IPC Section 264 deals with fraudulent use of false instrument for weighing.
Full official legal text
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.
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