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IPC Chapter XVIIISection 478

Section478

(Repealed) Trade Mark

Rep. by the Trade and Merchandise Marks Act, 1958 (43 of 1958)

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Chapter XVIII

Of Offences Relating to Documents and to Property Marks

In this chapter

463Forgery
464Making a false document
465Punishment for forgery
466Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc

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IPC Section 478: (Repealed) Trade Mark — Lawpatra | Lawpatra

467

Forgery of valuable security, will, etc

468Forgery for purpose of cheating

469Forgery for purpose of harming reputation

470Forged document

471Using as genuine a forged document

472Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable under section 467

473Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable otherwise

474Having possession of document described in section 466 or 467, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it genuine

475Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material

476Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents other than those described in section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material

477Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security

477AFalsification of accounts

478(Repealed) Trade Mark

479Property mark

480(Repealed) Using a false trade mark

481Using a false property mark

482Punishment for using a false property mark

483Counterfeiting a property mark used by another

484Counterfeiting a mark used by a public servant

485Making or possession of any instrument for counterfeiting a property mark

486Selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark

487Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods

488Punishment for making use of any such false mark

489Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury

489BUsing as genuine, forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes

489CPossession of forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes

489DMaking or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting currency notes or bank-notes

489EMaking or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes

498ACounterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes