30. Penalty for transactions in contravention of standard weight or measure.—Whoever— (a) in selling any article or thing by weight, measure or number, delivers or causes to be delivered to the purchaser any quantity or number of that article or thing less than the quantity or number contracted for or paid for; or (b) in rendering any service by weight, measure or number, renders that service less than the service contracted for or paid for; or (c) in buying any article or thing by weight, measure or number, fraudulently receives, or causes to be received any quantity or number of that article or thing in excess of the quantity or number contracted for or paid for; or (d) in obtaining any service by weight, measure or number, obtains that service in excess of the service contracted for or paid for, shall be punished with fine which may extend to ten 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.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Provisions of this Act to override provisions of any other law.Section 4 · Units of weights and measures to be based on metric system.Section 5 · Base unit of weights and measures.Section 6 · Base unit of numeration.Section 7 · Standard units of weights and measures.Section 8 · Standard weight, measures or numeral.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 16 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.