BNS 349 — Selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark.

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Statutory text

349. Whoever sells, or exposes, or has in  possession for  sale, any
goods or things with a counterfeit property mark affixed to or impressed
upon the same or to or upon any case, package or other receptacle in which
such goods are contained, shall, unless he proves—

(a) that, having taken all reasonable precautions against committing
an offence against this section, he had at the time of the commission of the
alleged offence no reason to suspect the genuineness of the mark; and
(b) that, on demand made by or on behalf of the prosecutor, he gave
all the information in his power with respect to the persons from whom he
obtained such goods or things; or
(c) that otherwise he had acted innocently,
be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may
extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.
Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods.

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