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Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 171E

Title: Punishment for Bribery

State: Central

Year: 1860

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 food, drink, entertainment, or provision.

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 171B

Title: Bribery

State: Central

Year: 1860

(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 exercising any such right or for inducing or attempting to induce any other person to exercise any such right; commits the offence of bribery: Provided that a declaration of public policy or a promise of public action shall not be an offence under this section, (2) A person who offers, or agrees to give, or offers or attempts to procure, a gratification shall be deemed to give a gratification. (3) A person who obtains or agrees to accept or attempts to obtain a gratification shall be deemed to accept a gratification, and a person who accepts a gratification as a motive for doing what he docs not intend to do, or as a reward for doing what he has not done, shall be deemed to have accepted the gratification as a reward.

The Indian Penal Code 1860 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....Court of Justice (including a liquidator, receiver or Commissioner) whose duty is, as such officer, to investigate or report on any matter of law or fact, or to make, authenticate, or keep any document, or to take charge or dispose of any property or to execute any judicial process, or to a administrator any oath, or to interpret, or to preserve order in the Court, and every person specially authorized by a Court of Justice to perform any of such duties; Fifth--Every juryman, assessor, or member of a Panchayat assisting a Court of Justice or public servant; Sixth--Every arbitrator or other person to whom any cause or matter has been referred for decision or report by any Court of Justice, or by any other competent public authority; Seventh--Every person who holds any office by virtue of which he is empowered to place or keep any person in confinement; Eighth--Every officer of the Government, whose duty it is, as such officer, to prevent offences, to give information of offences, to being offenders to justice, or to protect the public health, safety or convenience; Ninth--Every officer whose duty it is, as such officer, to take, receive, keep or expend any property on behalf of.....

Presidential and Vicepresidential Elections Act, 1952 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1952

.....offence of bribery or undue influence for challenging an election to the office of President or Vice-President should be omitted altogether. (5) The fact that the normination of any candidate (other than the successful candidate) who has not withdrawn his candidature has been wrongly accepted should no longer constitute a ground for declaring the election of a candidate to be void unless such acceptance has materially affected the result of the election. 2. The opportunity is being taken to make certain other amendments which have been suggested by the Election Commission and which are explained in the notes on clauses. 3. The Bill seeks to give effect to the above objects.-S.O.R. Gaz. of Ind., 26-8-1972, Pt. II, section 2, Ext., p. 888. Amending Act 20 of 1977.- Prior to the Constitution (Thirty-ninth Amendment) Act, 1975, Article 71 as it then stood, specifically provided that doubts and disputes arising out of or in connection with the election of a President or Vice- President shall be inquired into and decided by the Supreme Court whose decision shall be final. New Article 71 substituted by the Constitution (Thirty-ninth Amendment) Act however empowered Parliament to.....

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1947

.....clause (e) of sub-section (1), the pecuniary resources or property referred to in that clause for which the accused person is unable to account satisfactorily."] 3 (e) [e] Substituted for original sub-section (4) by Prevention of Corruption (Second Amendment) Act, 1959 (58 of 1952), S. 4 (12-8-1952). [(4) The provisions of this section shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of, any other law for the time being in force, and nothing contained herein shall exempt any public servant from any proceeding whichmight, apart from this section, be instituted against him.] SECTION 5A : Investigation into cases under this Act 3 (a) [a] Substituted for former section 5A by the Anti-Corruption Laws (Amendment) Act. 1964 (40 of 1964). S. 6 (3) (18-12-1964)..- (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the (Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898) , no police officer below the rank,- (a) in the case of the Delhi Special Police Establishment, of an Inspector of Police; (b) in the presidency-towns of Calcutta and Madras, of an Assistant Commissioner of Police: (c) in the presidency-town of Bombay, of a Superintendent of Police; and (d) elsewhere, of a Deputy Superintendent of Police, shall.....

Delhi Panchayat Raj Act, 1954 Complete Act

State: Delhi

Year: 1954

.....of any offence or where an accused has been tried for any offence, no Panchayati Adalat shall take cognizance of any such offence or on the same facts, of any other offence of which the accused might have been charged or convicted]. Section63 Concurrent jurisdiction Where a [suit, criminal case or proceeding] is maintain- able in more than one Circle Panchayat, the plaintiff or the complainant or] the applicant, as the case may be, may bring the [suit, criminal case or proceeding] in one of such Circle Panchayats. Any dispute regarding jurisdiction shall be decided by the Senior Sub-Judge, 11. Added by Central Act 9 of 1959. Additional District Magistrate or the Revenue Assistant, having jurisdiction as the case may be. Section64 Institution of suits, criminal case and proceedings Any person who wishes to 22. Section 56 substituted by Central Act 9 of 1959. institute a [suit, criminal case or proceeding] under this Act before a Circle Panchayat may make an application orally or in writing to the Sarpanch of the Circle Panchayat or in case of his absence from the circle to the Naib Sarpanch or when both are absent, to such other panch as the Sarpanch may have.....

Goa, Daman and Diu (Opinion Poll) Act 1966 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1966

.....the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act. SECTION 02: DEFINITIONS - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "Administrator" means the Administrator of the Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu, appointed by the President under Article 239 of the Constitution; (b) "Chief Election Commissioner" means the Chief Election Commissioner appointed by the President under Article 324 of the Constitution; (c) "Daman" means the area comprised in the Daman assembly constituency; (d) "Diu" means the area comprised in the Diu assembly constituency; (e) "elector" means- (i) in relation to Goa, a person whose name is entered in the electoral roll of an assembly constituency for the time being in force in Goa; and (ii) in relation to Daman and Diu, a person whose name is entered in the electoral roll of an assembly constituency for the time being in force either in Daman or in Diu; (f) "Goa" means the area comprised in the assembly constituencies of the Union territory other than the areas comprised in the Daman assembly constituency and the Diu assembly constituency;.....

The Sikkim Panchayat Act, 1982 Complete Act

State: Sikkim

Year: 1982

.....specify the number of members to be elected from each Revenue Block having regard to the number of voters in such Revenue Block and such other facts as the State Government may consider fit. (4) The notification under sub-section (I) shall specify the name of the Gram by which the Panchayat shall be known and shall specify the local limits of such Panchayat. (5) The State Government may, after making such enquiry as it may think fit and after obtaining the views of the Gram 'Panchayat' or Panchayats concerned by notification (a) exclude from any Gram any area comprised therein, or (b) include in any Gram any area adjoining to such Gram (c) divide the area of a Gram so as to constitute two or more Grams; or (d) unite the' areas of two or more Grams so as to constitute a new Gram. Effect of alteration of the area of Gram. 4. (1) When an area is excluded from a Gram under clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 3, such area shall, as from the date of the notification referred to in that sub-section, cease to be subject to the jurisdiction of the Gram Panchayat of that Gram and, unless the State Government otherwise directs, all rules, orders, directions and.....

Presidential and Vice-presidential Elections Act, 1952 Part IV

Title: Miscellaneous

State: Central

Year: 1952

.....any non-compliance with the provisions of the Constitution or of this Act or of any rules or orders made under this Act; or (iii) by reason of the fact that the nomination of any candidate (other than the successful candidate), who has not withdrawn his candidate, has been wrongly accepted; or (c) that the nomination of any candidate has been wrongly rejected or the nomination of the successful candidate has been wrongly accepted; the Supreme Court shall declare the election of the returned candidate to be void. (2) For the purposes of this section, the offences of bribery and undue influence at an election have the same meaning as in Chapter IXA of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860.). 19.Grounds for which a candidate other than the returned candidate may be declared to have been elected.- If any person who has lodged an election petition has, in addition to calling in question the election of the returned candidate, claimed a declaration that he himself or any other candidate has been duly elected and the Supreme Court is of opinion that in fact the petitioner or such other candidate received a majority of the valid votes, the Supreme Court shall, after declaring the.....

Presidential and Vice-presidential Elections Act, 1952 Amending Act I

Title: Presidential and Vice-presidential Elections (Amendment) Act, 1977

State: Central

Year: 1952

.....any non-compliance with the provisions of the Constitution or of this Act or of any rules or orders made under this Act; or (iii) by reason of the fact that the nomination of any candidate (other than the successful candidate), who has not withdrawn his candidate, has been wrongly accepted; or (c) that the nomination of any candidate has been wrongly rejected or the nomination of the successful candidate has been wrongly accepted; the Supreme Court shall declare the election of the returned candidate to be void. (2) For the purposes of this section, the offences of bribery and undue influence at an election have the same meaning as in Chapter IXA of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860.). 19.Grounds for which a candidate other than the returned candidate may be declared to have been elected.- If any person who has lodged an election petition has, in addition to calling in question the election of the returned candidate, claimed a declaration that he himself or any other candidate has been duly elected and the Supreme Court is of opinion that in fact the petitioner or such other candidate received a majority of the valid votes, the Supreme Court shall, after declaring the.....