law: The Legal Metrology Act, 2009
  44. Penalty for
  
  counterfeiting of seals, etc.-
  1.  Whoever-
  
  
   
  
   i.  
  
    counterfeits
  
  any seal specified by or under this Act or the rules made there under, or
  sells
  
  or otherwise disposes of any counterfeit seal, or
   
  
   iii.  
  
    possesses
  
  any counterfeit seal, or
   
  
   iv.  
  
    counterfeits
  
  or removes or tampers with any stamp, specified by or under this Act or rules
  
  made there under, or
   
  
   v.  
  
    affixes
  
  the stamp so removed on, or inserts the same into, any other weight or measure,
  
  shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six
  
  months but which may extend to one year and for the second or subsequent
  
  offence, with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months
  
  but which may extend to five years. Explanation.-In this sub-section ,
  
  ''counterfeit'' shall have the meaning assigned to it in section 28 of the
  
  Indian Penal Code.
  1.  
  2.  Whoever
  
  obtains, by unlawful means, any seal specified by or under this Act or the
  
  rules made there under and uses, or causes to be used, any such seal for making
  
  any stamp on any weight or measure with a view to representing that the stamp
  
  made by such seal is authorised by or under this Act or the rules made there
  
  under shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less
  
  than six months but which may extend to one year and for the second or
  
  subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than
  
  six months but which may extend to five years.
  3.  Whoever,
  
  being in lawful possession of a seal specified by or under this Act or the
  
  rules made there under, uses, or causes to be used, such seal without any
  
  lawful authority for such use, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term
  
  which shall not be less than six months but which may extend to one year and
  
  for the second or subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which shall
  
  not be less than six months but which may extend to five years.
  4.  Whoever
  
  sells or offers or exposes for sale or otherwise disposes of any weight or
  
  measure which, he knows or has reason to believe, bears thereon a counterfeit stamp,
  
  shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six
  
  months but which may extend to one year and for the second or subsequent
  
  offence, with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months
  
  but which may extend to five years.