IPC §482 → BNS §345
Punishment for using a false property mark
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482. Punishment for using a false property mark.—Whoever uses 3***any false property mark shall, unless he proves that he acted without intent to defraud, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.
(1) A mark used for denoting that movable property belongs to a particular person is called a property mark. (2) Whoever marks any movable property or goods or any case, package or other receptacle containing movable property or goods, or uses any case, package or other receptacle having any mark thereon, in a manner reasonably calculated to cause it to be believed that the property or goods so marked, or any property or goods contained in any such receptacle so marked, belong to a person to whom they do not belong, is said to use a false property mark. (3) Whoever uses any false property mark shall, unless he proves that he acted without intent to defraud, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.
What changedAI-inferred
IPC 482 absorbed into BNS 345(3).
Old position
IPC 482 is concerned with Punishment for using a false property mark. Punishment for using a false property mark
New position
BNS 345 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Property mark. A mark used for denoting that movable property belongs to a particular person is called a property mark
BNS 345 (Property mark) preserves the framework of IPC 482. BNS 345 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNS 345 text: A mark used for denoting that movable property belongs to a...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BNS 345 (Property mark) preserves the framework of IPC 482. BNS 345 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNS 345 text: A mark used for denoting that movable property belongs to a particular person is called a property mark. (2) Whoever marks any movable property or goods or any case, package or other receptacle containing movable property or goods, or uses any case, package or other receptacle having any mark thereon, in a manner...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IPC 482 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNS 345 applies. The transition is governed by the repeal-and-savings clause in the new code (BNS 358 / BNSS 531 / BSA 170 as the case may be); pending proceedings under the old code carry forward unaffected.
Frequently asked
BNS 345 (Property mark). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.
Sources
- India Code — Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Gazette of India — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
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Newlaws.in, IPC §482 → BNS §345 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-12, https://newlaws.in/ipc/482.
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