(1) No person shall make, or cause to be made, any
instrument for weighing, measuring or determining quality standards
in a manner that it does not conform to the specified standards or
knowingly use as genuine any instrument so made for weighing,
measuring or determining quality standards or possess or sell such
instrument which is intended to be so used or make false seal or
mark to be affixed to such instrument or tamper the seal or mark
affixed to the instrument for weighing, measuring or determining
quality standards or manipulate, with the help of any other
instrument, the weighing, measuring or quality determining ability of
such instrument or affix a false seal or mark to such instrument or,
by way of any other means, make any weight or measure different
from the prevalent one.
Explanation: For the purposes of this Section, the term
'instrument for weighing, measuring or determining quality
standards' means an instrument in use under the law to measure or
determine the unit, quality or quantity of any good or service or
purity or standards of such good or service or unit of any thing.
(2) A person who commits, or causes to be committed, the
offence referred to in sub-section (1) shall be liable to a sentence of
imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years and a fine not
exceeding thirty thousand rupees.
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(3) Any instrument made or brought into use under subsection
(1) and tool for making or repairing such instrument shall
also be forfeited.