law: Standards of Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Act, 1985
  7. Controller and
  
  officers appointed under this Act to be public servants.-
  a.  
  
    The
  
  Controller and every Additional Controller, and every Inspector, and
  b.  
  
    every
  
  other officer authorised by or under this Act to perform any duty, shall be
  
  deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian
  
  Penal Code (45 of 1860).