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.
CHAPTER IX OF OFFENCES BY OR RELATING TO PUBLIC SERVANTS
Section 169: Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property
The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (repealed)
Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.
Now in the BNS
As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table
| 169. Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property. | BNS 203 |
Questions on this section
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1. Under Section 203 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, a public servant who, being legally bound not to purchase or bid for certain property, purchases or bids for it in the name of another person is punishable with: