Author: Nipun Khanna

  171D. Personation at elections Whoever at an election applied for a voting paper or votes in the name of any other person, whether living or dead, or in a fictitious name, or who having voted once at such election applies at the same election for a voting paper in his own name, and whoever … Continue reading “171D. Personation at elections – Indian Penal Code, 1860”

  171C. Undue influence at elections (1) Whoever voluntarily interferes or attempts to interfere with the free exercise of any electoral right commits the offence of undue influence at an election. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of sub-section (1), whoever- (a) threatens any candidate or voter, or any person in whom … Continue reading “171C. Undue influence at elections – Indian Penal Code, 1860”

  171B. Bribery (1) Whoever- (i) gives a gratification to any person with the object of inducing. him or any other person to exercise any electoral right or of rewarding any person for having exercised any such right; or (ii) accepts either for himself or for any other person any gratification as a reward for … Continue reading “171B. Bribery – Indian Penal Code, 1860”

171A. “Candidate”, “Electoral right” defined For the purposes of this Chapter- 91[(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 … Continue reading “171A. “Candidate”, “Electoral right” defined – Indian Penal Code, 1860″

171. Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent Whoever, not belonging, to a certain class of public servants, wears any garb or carries any token resembling any garb or token used by that class of public servants, with the intention that it may be believed, or with the knowledge that … Continue reading “171. Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent – indian penal code”

  170. Personating a public servant Whoever pretends to hold any particular office as a public servant, knowing that he does not hold such office or falsely personates any other person holding such office, and in such assumed character does or attempts to do any act under colour of such office, shall be punished with … Continue reading “170. Personating a public servant – 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, … Continue reading “169. Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property – Indian Penal Code, 1860”

167. Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury Whoever, being a public servant, and being, as such public servant, charged with the preparation or translation of any document, frames or translates that document in a manner which he knows or believes to be incorrect, intending thereby to cause or knowing it … Continue reading “167. Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury – Indian Penal Code, 1860”

167. Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury Whoever, being a public servant, and being, as such public servant, charged with the preparation or translation of any document, frames or translates that document in a manner which he knows or believes to be incorrect, intending thereby to cause or knowing it … Continue reading “167. Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury -Indian Penal Code, 1860”