The Legal Metrology Act, 2009
45. Penalty for
manufacture of weight and measure without licence. -
Whoever, being
required to obtain a licence under this Act or the rules made there under,
manufactures, without being in possession of a valid licence, any weight or
measure, shall be punished with fine which may extend to twenty thousand rupees
and for the second or subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which
may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.