Under the Legal Metrology Act, 2009, for the use of NON-STANDARD weights and measures, or selling goods by weight/measure other than in the standard units, the offence attracts:

Explanation: The Legal Metrology Act, 2009 prescribes penalties for using non-standard weights or measures, for selling goods otherwise than by the duly verified/standard measures, and for the other specified contraventions. Offences such as using a false or unjust weight/measure, or selling in contravention, attract FINE; certain offences are punishable with imprisonment which may extend to SIX MONTHS (and fine), with enhanced punishment for repeat offences, as the Act specifies. The absence of the mandatory standard/stamp is itself an offence. The six-month imprisonment ceiling for the graver metrology offences is a defining penal figure under the Act.