Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita: Section 178 – Counterfeiting coin, Government stamps, currency-notes or bank-notes

Whoever counterfeits, or knowingly performs any part of the process of counterfeiting, any coin, stamp issued by Government for the…

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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita: Section 177 – Failure to keep election accounts

Whoever being required by any law for the time being in force or any rule having the force of law…

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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita: Section 176 – Illegal payments in connection with an election

Whoever without the general or special authority in writing of a candidate incurs or authorises expenses on account of the…

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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita: Section 175 – False statement in connection with an election

Whoever with intent to affect the result of an election makes or publishes any statement purporting to be a statement…

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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita: Section 174 – Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election

Whoever commits the offence of undue influence or personation at an election shall be punished with imprisonment of either description…

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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita: Section 173 – Punishment for bribery

Whoever commits the offence of bribery shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend…

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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita: Section 172 – Personation at elections

Whoever at an election applies for a voting paper on votes in the name of any other person, whether living…

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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita: Section 171 – Undue influence at elections

(1) Whoever voluntarily interferes or attempts to interfere with the free exercise of any electoral right commits the offence of…

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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita: Section 170 – Bribery

(1) Whoever— (i) gives a gratification to any person with the object of inducing him or any other person to…

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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita: Section 169 – Candidate, electoral right defined

For the purposes of this Chapter— (a) “candidate” means a person who has been nominated as a candidate at any…

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