CS Executive · Economic, Commercial and Intellectual Property Laws · Legal Metrology
A legal metrology officer arrives to inspect the weights at a Nashik warehouse. The owner, Mr. Joshi, blocks the gate with intent to stop the officer from entering the premises for inspection and verification. What is the maximum punishment for a first offence?
The maximum punishment is imprisonment up to two years. Obstructing a legal metrology officer's entry for inspection and verification is punishable under Section 40, and the higher five-year term applies only for a second or subsequent offence.
- AImprisonment up to two yearsCorrect
- BImprisonment up to five years
- CImprisonment up to six months
- DImprisonment up to one year
Explanation
Section 40 punishes obstructing the entry of a legal metrology officer for inspection and verification with imprisonment up to two years. The five-year term applies only to a second or subsequent offence, so option two is wrong for a first offence.
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