Section 167 IPC
167. Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury. Whoever, being a public servant, and being, as such public servant, charged withRead More →
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167. Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury. Whoever, being a public servant, and being, as such public servant, charged withRead More →
168. Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade. Whoever, being a public servant, and being legally bound as such public servant not to engage in trade,Read More →
169. Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property. Whoever, being a public servant, and being legally bound as such public servant, not to purchaseRead More →
170. Personating a public servant. Whoever pretends to hold any particular office as a public servant, knowing that he does not hold such office orRead More →
171. Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent. Whoever, not belonging to a certain class of public servants, wears anyRead More →
171A. “Candidate”, “Electoral right” defined. For the purposes of this Chapter- (a) “candidate” means a person who has been nominated as a candidate at anyRead More →
171B. Bribery. (1) Whoever- (i) gives a gratification to any person with the object of inducing him or any other person to exercise any electoralRead More →
171C. Undue influence at elections. (1) Whoever voluntarily interferes or attempts to interfere with the free exercise of any electoral right commits the offence ofRead More →
171D. Personation at elections. Whoever at an election applied for a voting paper or votes in the name of any other person, whether living orRead More →
171E. Punishment for bribery. Whoever commits the offence of bribery shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend toRead More →
171F. Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election. Whoever commits the offence of undue influence or personation at an election shall be punishedRead More →
171G. False statement in connection with an election. Whoever with intent to affect the result of an election makes or publishes any statement purporting toRead More →
171H. Illegal payments in connection with an election. Whoever without the general or special authority in writing of a candidate incurs or authorises expenses onRead More →
171I. Failure to keep election accounts. Whoever being required by any law for the time being in force or any rule having the force ofRead More →
172. Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceeding. Whoever absconds in order to avoid being served with a summons, notice or order, proceedingRead More →
173. Preventing service of summons or other proceeding, or preventing publication thereof. Whoever in any manner intentionally prevents the serving on himself, or on anyRead More →
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