IPC Section 169

Indian Penal Code

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IPCChapter IX

S. 169

Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property

Description

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.

Classification u/schedule 1 CrPC

Offence

Punishment

Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property

Simple Imprisonment for 2 Years or Fine or Both and confiscation of property, if purchased

Cognizance

Bail

Triable By

Non-Cognizable

Bailable

Magistrate First Class

Composition u/s 320 CrPC

Offence is NOT listed under Compoundable Offences

By Raman Devgan
Updated: 31 Oct 2022
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