Section 345 in THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 – BNS

Of property marks

Property mark.

345. (1) A mark used for denoting that movable property belongs to a particular person
     is called a property mark.
     (2) Whoever marks any movable property or goods or any case, package or other
     receptacle containing movable property or goods, or uses any case, package or other
     receptacle having any mark thereon, in a manner reasonably calculated to cause it to be
     believed that the property or goods so marked, or any property or goods contained in any
     such receptacle so marked, belong to a person to whom they do not belong, is said to use a
     false property mark.
     (3) Whoever uses any false property mark shall, unless he proves that he acted without
     intent to defraud, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may
     extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.