Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Section 347
Counterfeiting a property mark
(1) Whoever counterfeits any property mark used by any other person shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
(2) 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 counterfeit, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Why this exists
Faking someone's ownership mark is already a serious deception, but faking marks used by public servants for quality control, customs clearance, or official exemptions strikes at government regulatory and revenue systems that the public relies on for safety and fair trade. This section therefore punishes the counterfeiting of official public servant marks more harshly than ordinary private property marks.