law: The Legal Metrology Act, 2009
  27. Penalty for
  
  manufacture or sale of non-standard weight or measure.-
  Every person who
  
  manufactures or causes to be manufactured or sells or offers, exposes or
  
  possesses for sale, any weight or measure which,-
  a.  
  
    does
  
  not conform to the standards of weight or measure specified by or under this
  
  Act; or
  b.  
  
    which
  
  bears thereon any inscription of weight, measure or number which does not
  
  conform to the standards of weight, measure or numeration specified by or under
  
  this Act, except where he is permitted to do so under this Act, shall be
  
  punished with a fine which may extend to twenty thousand rupees and for the
  
  second or subsequent offence with imprisonment for a term which may extend to
  
  three years or with fine or with both.