law: Standards of Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Act, 1985
  51. Penalty for
  
  contravention of section 33.-
  1.  Whoever
  
  manufactures, distributes, packs, sells or keeps for sale or offers or exposes
  
  for sale, or has in his possession for sale, any commodity in packaged form,
  
  shall, unless each such package conforms to the provisions of the Standards Act
  
  and the rules made thereunder, read with section 33, be punished with fine
  
  which may extend to five thousand rupees, and, for the second or subsequent
  
  offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years and also
  
  with fine.
  2.  Whoever
  
  manufactures, packs, distributes or sells, or causes to be manufactured,
  
  packed, distributed or sold, any commodity in packaged form, knowing or having
  
  reason to believe that the commodity contained in such package is lesser in
  
  weight, measure or number than the weight, measure or number, as the case may
  
  be, stated on the package or label thereon, shall be punished with imprisonment
  
  for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine which may extend to
  
  three thousand rupees, or with both, and, for the second or subsequent offence,
  
  with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years and also with fine.
  Explanation.-- In determining, for
  
  the purpose of this sub-section, whether the quantity contained in a package is
  
  lesser than the quantity declared on the package or label thereon, the maximum
  
  permissible error specified under the Standards Act in relation to the
  
  commodity contained in such package, shall be taken into account.