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The Indian Penal Code, 1860

Making or selling false weight or measure

Repealed From 01 Jan 1862 Act 45 of 1860 As on 17 Oct 2026

Act 45 of 1860 Ministry Home Affairs Enacted 06 Oct 1860 In force 01 Jan 1862

This provision is repealed. Repealed by section 358 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024. It is reproduced because conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under it.

Section 267 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 deals with making or selling false weight or measure. Whoever makes, sells or disposes of any instrument for weighing, or any weight, or any measure of length or capacity which he knows to be false, in order that the same may be used as true, or knowing that the same is likely to be used as true, shall be punished with imprisonment of either descriptio The Act came into force on 01 Jan 1862. Repealed by section 358 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024, but conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under it.

Whoever makes, sells or disposes of any instrument for weighing, or any weight, or any measure of length or capacity which he knows to be false, in order that the same may be used as true, or knowing that the same is likely to be used as true, 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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Section 267, The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Act 45 of 1860).

Now in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

No provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita is textually close to this one. No close match found

Measured by comparing the text of the two provisions, not taken from an official correspondence table — there is no machine-readable one. See both texts side by side before relying on it.

Both regimes are live. The repealed enactment still governs what happened while it was in force. We never redirect one to the other.

Related judgements & precedents

These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.

  1. STATE vs GURPAL SINGH @ BHURA

    District and Sessions Courts, Ludhiana 27 Sep 2019 Persuasive (Other High Court/District Court)

    Court's Decision & Legal Precedent

    When an accused has been in custody for a reasonable period, custodial interrogation is not required, the complainant has withdrawn charges, the investigating officer has moved a discharge application, and the trial is likely to take considerable time, bail should be granted with appropriate conditions to prevent indefinite incarceration pending trial.

    On this section: Charged offence relating to negligence in handling dangerous substances or machinery

    Read the full order on eCourts India

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Questions about Section 267

What have the courts held on Section 267 of the Indian Penal Code?

STATE vs GURPAL SINGH @ BHURA (27 Sep 2019) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: Charged offence relating to negligence in handling dangerous substances or machinery.

How do I find court cases under Section 267 of the Indian Penal Code?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: IPC 267, section 267 IPC, section 267 of the Indian Penal Code. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with STATE vs GURPAL SINGH @ BHURA (27 Sep 2019).

When did Section 267 of the Indian Penal Code come into force?

Section 267 of the Indian Penal Code, cited as IPC 267, came into force on 01 Jan 1862, having been enacted on 06 Oct 1860. It is no longer in force.

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