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.
* The words "any false trademark or" omitted by Act 43 of 1958, sec.135 and sch. (w. e. f. 25-11-2023).