IPC § 169 · Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 169 IPC — Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNS 203 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the IPC.
The law now: BNS 203 — Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property
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.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNS 203 in full