BNS · Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Section 203 — Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property.
Replaces IPC Section 169.
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.
Nearby sections
- 200 Punishment for non-treatment of victim.
- 201 Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury.
- 202 Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade.
- 204 Personating a public servant.
- 205 Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent.
- 206 Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceeding.
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