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SectionOffencePunishmentCognizable or non-cognizableBailable or non-bailableBy what court triable
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CHAPTER IX - OFFENCES BY OR RELATING TO PUBLIC SERVANTS

161

Being or excepting to be a public servant, and taking a gratification other than legal remuneration in respect of an official act.

Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.

Cognizable Non-bailable Magistrate of the
first class.
162

Taking a gratification in order, by corrupt or illegal means, to
influence a public servant.

Ditto

Ditto

Ditto

Ditto

163

Taking a gratification for the exercise of personal influence with a public servant.

Simple imprisonment for 1 year or fine, or both.

Ditto

Ditto

Ditto

164

Abetment by public servant of the offences defined in the last two preceding clauses with reference to himself.

Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.

Ditto

Ditto

Ditto

165

Public servant obtaining any valuable thing, without consideration, from a person concerned in any proceeding or business transacted by such public servant.

Ditto

Ditto

Ditto

Ditto

165 A

Punishment for abetment of offences punishable under section 161 or section 165.

Ditto

Ditto

Ditto

Ditto

166

Public servant disobeying a direction of the law with intent to cause injury to any person.

Simple imprisonment for 1 year or fine, or both.

Non-cognizableBailableDitto
167

Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury.

Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.

Cognizable

Ditto

Ditto

168

Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade.

Simple imprisonment for 1 year or fine, or both.

Non-cognizable

Ditto

Ditto

169

Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property.

Simple imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both, and confiscation of property, if purchased.

Ditto

Ditto

Ditto

170

Personating a public servant

Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.

CognizableNon-bailableAny Magistrate
171

Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent.

Imprisonment for 3 months, or fine up to 200 rupees, or both.

DittoBailableDitto

CHAPTER IX-A - OFFENCES RELATING TO ELECTIONS

171 EBribery

Imprisonment for 1 years, or fine, or both, or if treating only, fine only.

Non-cognizable Bailable Magistrate of the
first class.
171 FUndue influence at an election

 

Imprisonment for one year, or fine, or both.

 

Ditto

 

Ditto

 

Ditto

 

Personating at an election

Imprisonment for one year, or fine, or both.

Cognizable

Ditto

Ditto

171 G

False statement in connection with an election.

Fine

Non-CognizableDittoDitto
171 H

Illegal payments in connection with elections.

Fine of 500 rupees

DittoDittoDitto
171 I

Failure to keep election accounts.

Ditto

DittoDittoDitto

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