Chapter XI
Section 153 CrPC: Inspection of weights and measures
New Law Update (2024)
Section 170 BNSS
TRIAL COURT
Punishment
Procedural – Warrant / Summons Process
Cognizable?
Bailable?
Compoundable?
Bare Act Text
(1) Any officer in charge of a police station may, without a warrant, enter any place within the limits of such station for the purpose of inspecting or searching for any weights or measures or instruments for weighing, used or kept therein, whenever he has reason to believe that there are in such place any weights, measures or instruments for weighing which are false.
(2) If he finds in such place any weights, measures or instruments for weighing which are false, he may seize the same, and shall forthwith give information of such seizure to a Magistrate having jurisdiction.
Important Sub-Sections Explained
Section 153(1)
This sub-section empowers a police officer in charge of a station to enter and search any premises without a warrant to inspect for false weights, measures, or weighing instruments, provided they have a reasonable belief of their presence.
Section 153(2)
This sub-section outlines the action to be taken after discovery, allowing the officer to seize any false items found and mandating immediate reporting of such seizure to the jurisdictional Magistrate.