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Section 348: Making or Possession of Any Instrument for Counterfeiting Property Mark

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita • Chapter XVIII: Of Offences Relating to Documents & Property Marks • Official Statutory Text & Legal Guide

Chapter XVIII: Of Offences Relating to Documents & Property Marks
Magistrate 1st Class
Bailable
Non-Cognizable
Formerly Sec 485 IPC
Section 347 All 358 Sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Section 349

Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Section 348

Section 348 punishes making or possessing any die, plate, or other instrument for the purpose of counterfeiting a property mark.

  • Manufacturing Instrument: Die, mould, plate, stamp machine, or engraving tool.
  • Clandestine Purpose: Designed for the purpose of counterfeiting a property mark.
  • Possession or Making: Manufacturing, buying, selling, or having in custody such instrument.
Key Landmark Precedents:
  • Babulal v. State of Maharashtra (1993) Supp 3 SCC 419: Affirmed that seizing printing plates and casting dies for counterfeit commercial packaging establishes completed liability under this section.
  • Sumat Prasad Jain v. Sheojanan Prasad (1973) 1 SCC 56: Reiterated the penal prohibition against manufacturing equipment used to produce counterfeit trade marks.
Courtroom Practice & Strategic Litigation Guidance:

Examine the search and seizure panchnama of the printing press or die foundry. The defence may argue that the die was manufactured under an ordinary commercial job-order without knowledge of counterfeit use.

Section 347 All 358 Sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Section 349