Section 266. Being in possession of false weight or measure

266. Being in possession of false weight or measure . — Whoever is in possession of any instrument for weighing, or of any weight, or of any measure of length or capacity, which he knows to be false,[1] * intending that the same may be fraudulently used, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.