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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

.....1908, `India', means the territory of India excluding the State of Jammu and Kashmir. Under s. 2(e) of the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969, `India' means for the purposes of this Act the territories to which this Act extends (i.e., whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir). According to s. 2(27) of Customs Act, 1962, `India' includes the territorial waters of India. SECTION 19: "JUDGE" The word "judge" denotes not only every person who is officially designated as a Judge, but also every person, who is empowered by law to give, in any legal proceeding, civil or criminal, a definitive judgement or a judgement which, if not appealed against, would be definitive, or a judgement which, if confirmed by some other authority, would be definitive, or who is one of a body of persons, which body of persons is empowered by law to give such a judgement. Illustrations (a) A Collector exercising jurisdiction in a suit under Act 10 of 1859, is a Judge. (b) A Magistrate exercising jurisdiction in respect of a charge on which he has power to sentence to fine or imprisonment, with or without appeal, is a Judge. (c) A member of a Panchayat which has power.....

Presidential and Vicepresidential Elections Act, 1952 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1952

.....or refusal of a vote, or (ii) by 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 candidature, 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 (Indian Penal Code, 1860) SECTION 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.....

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1947

.....he knows to be inadequate, from any person whom he knows to have been, or to be, or to be likely to be concerned in any proceeding or business transacted or about to be transacted by him, or having any connection with the official functions of himself or of any public servant to whom he is subordinate, or from any person whom he knows to be interested in or related to the person so concerned, or (c) if he dishonestly or fraudulently misappropriates or otherwise converts for his own use any property entrusted to him or under his control as a public servant or allows any other person so to do, or (d) if he, by corrupt or illegal means or by otherwise abusing his position as a public servant, obtains for himself or for any other person any valuable thing or pecuniary advantage; 3 (b) [b] Inserted.by the Anti-Corruption Laws (Amendment) Act., 1964 (40 of 1964), S. 6 (18-12-1964). [or]3 (b) [b] Inserted.by the Anti-Corruption Laws (Amendment) Act., 1964 (40 of 1964), S. 6 (18-12-1964). [(e) if he, or any person on his behalf is in possession of or has, at any time during the period of his office, been in possession, for which the public servant cannot satisfac torily account, of.....

Delhi Panchayat Raj Act, 1954 Complete Act

State: Delhi

Year: 1954

.....utility and declared as such under Section 1 of the Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954, by the Chief Commissioner, or acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, or any other enactment relating to acquisition of land for a public purpose. Explanation - In this sub-section the expression "rural areas" has the meaning assigned to it in the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957]. 11. Came into force on 12-5-1956 vide Notification No. F. 17(10)/(56)-GAIR Dated 5-5-1956. [3] It shall come into force on such date as the Chief Commissioner may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint. Section2 Definitions In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, - (1) "Adult" means a person who has completed his twenty-first year; (2) "Bhumidhar" and "Asami" shall hear the same meaning respectively assigned to them in the Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954; (3) "building" means any shop, house, hut, out-house, estate or stable whether used for the purpose of human habitation or otherwise or whether of masonry, bricks, wood, mud, thatch, metal or any other material whatever and includes a wall and a well: (4) "bye-laws" means bye-laws made by the Gaon Panchayat under this.....

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

State: Central

Year: 1966

.....poll commissioner to do all such acts and things as may be necessary for effectually conducting the opinion poll in the manner provided in this Act and the rules or orders made thereunder. SECTION 11: PROVISION OF POLLING STATIONS The opinion poll commissioner of Goa and the opinion commissioner of Daman and Diu shall, with the previous approval of the Chief Election Commissioner, provide a sufficient number of polling stations respectively for Goa and for Daman and Diu, and shall publish, in such manner as the Chief Election Commissioner may direct, a list showing the polling stations so provided and the polling areas or group of voters for which they have respectively been provided. SECTION 12: APPOINTMENT OF PRESIDING OFFICERS FOR POLLING STATIONS (1) The opinion poll commissioner of Goa and the opinion poll commissioner of Daman and Diu shall appoint a presiding officer for each polling station respectively in Goa and in Daman and Diu and such polling officer or officers as the opinion poll commissioner concerned thinks necessary, but he shall not appoint any person who has been employed by, or on behalf of, or has been otherwise working for, any political party :.....

The Sikkim Panchayat Act, 1982 Complete Act

State: Sikkim

Year: 1982

.....party. 115 Penalty. 116. Repeal and Savings. 117. Power to remove difficulties. 118. Power to make rules. SCHEDULE THE SIKKIM PANCHAYAT ACT 1982 ACT NO.3 OF 1982 AN ACT. To provide for the reorganization of Panchayats with a view to ensuring efficient Panchayat administration in the State and to provide for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto. [7th April, 1982) Be it enacted by the Legislature of Sikkim in the Thirty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows: CHAPTER I Preliminary Short title, extent and commencement. 1. (1) This Act may be called the Sikkim Panchayat Act, 1982. (2) It extends to the whole of Sikkim except the areas which have been or may hereafter be declared as, or included in, the Municipal Corporation under the provisions of the Gangtok Municipal Corporation Act, 1975 or as a cantonment under the provisions of the Cantonment Act, 1924 or as a Bazar Area under the provisions of the Sikkim Bazar Committees Act, 1969. (3) It shall come into. force on such date as the State Government may, by notification, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different areas or different provisions of the Act and.....

Presidential and Vice-presidential Elections Act, 1952 Part IV

Title: Miscellaneous

State: Central

Year: 1952

..... Amending Act I - PRESIDENTIAL AND VICE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1977 THE PRESIDENTIAL AND VICE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1977 [Act, No.20 of 1977] [5th July, 1977] PREAMBLE An Act further to amend the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twenty-eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows :-- 1.Short title This Act may be called the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections (Amendment) Act, 1977. 2.Substitution of new Part for Part III of Act 31 of 1952 In the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952, for Part III, the following Part shall be substituted, namely :-- PART III DISPUTES REGARDING ELECTIONS 13. Definitions.- In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,-- (a) "candidate" means a person who has been or claims to have been duly nominated as a candidate at an election; (b) "costs" means all costs, charges and expenses of, or incidental to, a trial of an election petition; (c) "returned candidate" means a certificate whose name has been published under section 12 as duly elected. 14. Authority to try election petitions.- .....

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.....