section 57
Presumption to be made in certain cases
The Jammu and Kashmir Weights and Measures Enforcement Act, 1978Corporate197865 sections9 chapters
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Presumption to be made in certain cases.--(1) When it is proved that any person--
- (a) makes or manufactures, or causes to be made or manufactured, any false weight or measure, or
- (b) uses, or causes to be used, any false or unverified weight or measure in any transaction or for industrial production or for protection,
- (c) sells, distributes, delivers or otherwise transfers, or causes to be sold, distributed, delivered or otherwise transferred, any false or unverified weight or measure, it shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved, that such person had the knowledge that such weight or measure was a false or unverified weight or measure, as the case may be.
- (2) If any person has in his possession, custody or control any false or unverified weight or measure, it shall be presumed that such false or unverified weight or measure is likely to be used for any transaction, industrial production or for protection by such person with the knowledge that it is false or unverified.
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