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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter XVIII: Of Offences Relating To Documents And To Property Marks

Section 350 BNS: Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods

Corresponding IPC
Section 487, 488 IPC
Punishment
Imprisonment up to 3 years, or fine, or both
Note
IPC 487 and 488 combined as two subsections.

Classification of offence

SectionCognizable?Bailable?Triable by
350(1)Non-cognizableBailableAny Magistrate
350(2)Non-cognizableBailableAny Magistrate

As per the First Schedule to the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Bare Act text

(1) Whoever makes any false mark upon any case, package or other receptacle containing goods, in a manner reasonably calculated to cause any public servant or any other person to believe that such receptacle contains goods which it does not contain or that it does not contain goods which it does contain, or that the goods contained in such receptacle are of a nature or quality different from the real nature or quality thereof, shall, unless he proves that he acted without intent to defraud, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.

(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 as enacted in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023), in force from 1 July 2024. Source: India Code, Government of India.

In simple words

Punishes making a false mark on a case or package so as to mislead about its contents, nature or quality, and using any such false mark. The accused is not liable if he proves he acted without intent to defraud.

Chapter XVIII: Of Offences Relating To Documents And To Property Marks

  1. 335 Making a false document
  2. 336 Forgery
  3. 337 Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc
  4. 338 Forgery of valuable security, will, etc
  5. 339 Having possession of document described in section 337 or section 338, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine
  6. 340 Forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine
  7. 341 Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable under section 338
  8. 342 Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 338, or possessing counterfeit marked material
  9. 343 Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security
  10. 344 Falsification of accounts
  11. 345 Property mark
  12. 346 Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury
  13. 347 Counterfeiting a property mark
  14. 348 Making or possession of any instrument for counterfeiting a property mark
  15. 349 Selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark
  16. 350 Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods
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