BNS Section 203: Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter 12: Of Offences by or Relating to Public Servants
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203. 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.
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Other sections in this chapter
- 198. Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person
- 199. Public servant disobeying direction under law
- 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