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Section 169 - Indian Penal Code, 1860
Indian Penal Code, 1860
169. Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property
Whoever, being a public servant, and being legally bound as such public servant, not to purchase or bid for certain property, purchases or bids for that property, either in his own name or in the name of another, or jointly, or in shares with others, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both; and the property, if purchased, shall be confiscated.
Related Sections
- Section 249: Altering appearance of Indian coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description
- Section 260: Using as genuine a Government stamp known to be a counterfeit
- Section 21: Public Servant
- Section 171A: Candidate, Electoral right defined
- Section 477A: Falsification of accounts
Related Acts
- Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016
- Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Act, 2021
- National Institutes of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management Act, 2021
- Indian Trusts (Amendment) Act, 2016
- Union Territory Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Act, 2018
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