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IPC Section 488 in BNS: Section 350

Punishment for making use of any such false mark

Section 488 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Punishment for making use of any such false mark) corresponds to Section 350 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024. Under the BNSS First Schedule, BNS 350(1) is non-cognizable, bailable, triable by Any Magistrate; punishment: Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.

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Bail, cognizability and punishment

SectionOffencePunishmentCognizableBailableTriable by
350(1)Fraudulently making a false mark upon any package or receptacle containing goods, with intent to cause it to be believed that it contains goods, which it does not contain, etc.Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.Non-cognizableBailableAny Magistrate
350(2)Making use of any such false mark.Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.Non-cognizableBailableAny Magistrate

Source: BNSS, 2023, First Schedule, Part I.

The BNS applies to offences committed on or after 1 July 2024. Offences committed earlier are charged and tried under the IPC.

Text of BNS Section 350

350. (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).

OF CRIMINAL INTIMIDATION, INSULT, ANNOYANCE, DEFAMATION, ETC.

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