IPC §484 → BNS §347
Counterfeiting a mark used by a public servant
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484. Counterfeiting a mark used by a public servant.—Whoever counterfeits any property mark used by a public servant, or any mark used by a public servant to denote that any property has been manufactured by a particular person or at a particular time or place, or that the property is of a particular quality or has passed through a particular office, or that it is entitled to any exemption, or uses as genuine any such mark knowing the same to be counterfeit, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine.
(1) Whoever counterfeits any property mark used by any other person shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both. (2) Whoever counterfeits any property mark used by a public servant, or any mark used by a public servant to denote that any property has been manufactured by a particular person or at a particular time or place, or that the property is of a particular quality or has passed through a particular office, or that it is entitled to any exemption, or uses as genuine any such mark knowing the same to be counterfeit, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine.
What changedAI-inferred
IPC 484 absorbed into BNS 347(2).
Old position
IPC 484 is concerned with Counterfeiting a mark used by a public servant. Counterfeiting a mark used by a public servant
New position
BNS 347 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Counterfeiting a property mark. Whoever counterfeits any property mark used by any other person shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both
BNS 347 (Counterfeiting a property mark) preserves the framework of IPC 484. BNS 347 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNS 347 text: Whoever counterfeits any property mark used by any...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BNS 347 (Counterfeiting a property mark) preserves the framework of IPC 484. BNS 347 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNS 347 text: Whoever counterfeits any property mark used by any other person shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both. (2) Whoever counterfeits any property mark used by a public servant, or any mark used by a public servant to denote that any...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IPC 484 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNS 347 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 347 (Counterfeiting a 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 §484 → BNS §347 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-12, https://newlaws.in/ipc/484.
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