The Surat Branch Office of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) conducted a search and seizure operation on 16 October 2026 at M/s Angel Industrial Instrumentation, located at PL-89, Dwarkesh Society, U.M. Road, Surat, Gujarat-395007, for allegedly manufacturing three-phase squirrel-cage induction motors without the BIS Standard Mark. 

During the operation, the firm was found to be manufacturing three-phase squirrel-cage induction motors without the required Standard Mark, in contravention of the provisions of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016, and the Energy Efficient Induction Motors Three Phase Squirrel Cage (Quality Control) Order, 2017. 

A total of 32 three-phase induction motors without the BIS Standard Mark were found at the premises and seized during the operation. 

Under the guidance of Shri Vikrant, Director and Head, BIS Surat Branch Office, the operation was led by Shri Dhanraj Karad, Deputy Director, Shri Nirbhay Kumar, Assistant Director, and Shri Gaurav Dadhe, SSA, from the BIS Surat Branch Office, with assistance from personnel of Khatodara Police Station, Surat. 

All non-compliant goods were sealed and seized in accordance with the applicable procedures. Further legal action, including prosecution, will be initiated in accordance with the provisions of the BIS Act, 2016. 

Under Section 29(2) of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016, contravention of the applicable provisions is punishable with imprisonment for a term that may extend to one year, or with a fine of not less than 21,00,000, which may extend up to five times the value of the goods or articles concerned, or with both, as applicable. 

Manufacturing products covered under mandatory certification without the requisite BIS licence can mislead consumers and pose potential safety risks. BIS conducts search and seizure operations from time to time on the basis of information received to prevent such violations and protect the interests of the general public. 

Any person having information regarding the misuse of the BIS Standard Mark or the manufacture of products covered under mandatory certification without the requisite BIS licence may bring the matter to the notice of the Head, Bureau of Indian Standards, Surat Branch Office, First Floor, Doordarshan Bhavan, Karimbad Administrative Building, Ghod Dod Road, Surat-395001 (Telephone: 0261-2990071). 

Complaints may also be sent via email to subo-bis@bis.gov.in or cmed@bis.gov.in. The identity of persons providing such information will be kept strictly confidential.

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