Category: IPC

  173. Preventing service of summons or other proceeding, or preventing publication thereof Whoever in any manner intentionally prevents the serving on himself, or on any other person, of any summons, notice or order, proceeding from any public servant legally competent, as such public servant, to issue such summons, notice or order, or intentionally prevents … Continue reading “173. Preventing service of summons or other proceeding, or preventing publication thereof – Indian Penal Code, 1860”

  172. Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceeding Whoever absconds in order to avoid being served with a summons, notice or order, proceeding from any public servant legally competent, as such public servant, to issue such summons, notice or order, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend … Continue reading “172. Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceeding – Indian Penal Code, 1860”

  171I. Failure to keep election accounts Whoever being required by any law for the time being in force or any rule having the force of law to keep accounts of expenses incurred at or in connection with an election fails to keep such accounts shall be punished with fine which may extend to five … Continue reading “171I. Failure to keep election accounts – Indian Penal Code, 1860”

  171H. Illegal payments in connection with an election Whoever without the general or special authority in writing of a candidate incurs or authorizes expenses on account of the holding of any public meeting, or upon any advertisement, circular or publication, or in any other way whatsoever for the purpose of promoting or procuring the … Continue reading “171H. Illegal payments in connection with an election – Indian Penal Code, 1860”

  171G. False statement in connection with an election Whoever with intent to affect the result of an election makes or publishes any statement purporting to be a statement of fact which is false and which he either knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true, in relation to the … Continue reading “171G. False statement in connection with an election – Indian Penal Code, 1860”

  171F. Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election Whoever commits the offence of undue influence or personation at an election shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year or with fine, or with both.

  171E. Punishment for bribery Whoever commits the offence of bribery shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both: Provided that bribery by treating shall be punished with fine only. Explanation- “Treating” means that form of bribery where the gratification consists in … Continue reading “171E. Punishment for bribery -indian Penal Code, 1860”

  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”