law: Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999
  42. Penalty for
  
  falsely representing a geographical indication as registered.-
  1.  No
  
  person shall make any representation.-
  a.   with respect to a
  
  geographical indication, not being a registered geographical indication, to the
  
  effect that it is a registered geographical indication; or
  b.   to the effect that a
  
  registered geographical indication is registered in respect of any goods in
  
  respect of which it is not in fact registered; or
  c.   to the effect that
  
  registration of a geographical indication gives an exclusive right to the use
  
  thereof in any circumstances in which having regard to limitation entered on
  
  the register, the registration does not in fact give that right.
  1.  
  2.  If
  
  any person contravenes any of the provisions of sub-section (1), he shall be
  
  punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or
  
  with fine, or with both.
  3.  For
  
  the purposes of this section the use in India in relation to a geographical
  
  indication of the words "registered geographical indication" or any
  
  other expression, symbol or sign like "R.G.I." referring whether
  
  expressly or impliedly to registration , shall be deemed to import a reference
  
  to registration in the register, except-
  a.   where that word or
  
  other expression, symbol or sign is used in direct association with other words
  
  delineated in characters at least as large as those in which that word or other
  
  expression, symbol or sign is delineated and indicating that the reference to
  
  registration as a geographical indication under the law of a country outside
  
  India being a country under the law of which the registration referred to is in
  
  fact in force; or
  b.   where that other
  
  expression, symbol or sign is of itself such as to indicate that the reference
  
  is to such registration as is mentioned in clause (a); or
  c.   where that word is used
  
  in relation to a geographical indication registered under the law of a country
  
  outside India and in relation solely to goods to be exported to that country
  
  for use in that country.