Section 171BState of Jammu-Kashmir Act

Section 171B: Bribery

The Jammu and Kashmir State Ranbir Penal Code, 1989

Bribery.

(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 does 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.

Sec 171A — "Candidate", "electoral right" defined

Sec 171C — Undue influence at elections

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