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CrPC Section 481: Public servant concerned in sale not to purchase or bid for property

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Chapter 37: Miscellaneous

Repealed on 1 July 2024 and replaced by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).

481. Public servant concerned in sale not to purchase or bid for property.- A public servant having any duty to perform in connection with the sale of any property under this Code shall not purchase or bid for the properly.

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Now BNSS 527 (corresponding section). CrPC → BNSS converterSource: BPR&D BNSS–CrPC corresponding section table (UP Police, 2024-07-03), p26

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