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Section 169 - The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Chapter IX
Of Offences Relating to Elections
169. Candidate, electoral right defined.
For the purposes of this Chapter-
(a) "candidate" means a person who has been nominated as a candidate at any election;
(b) "electoral right" means the right of a person to stand, or not to stand as, or to withdraw from being, a candidate or to vote or refrain from voting at an election.
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- Section 110: Attempt to commit culpable homicide
- Section 250: Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment
- Section 211: Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound to give it
- Section 168: Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman
- Section 57: Abetting commission of offence by public or by more than ten persons
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