Indian Penal Code, 1860
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 counterfeited, shall be punished with imprisonment
of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall
also be liable to fine.]