Section 203 BNS or Section 203 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita talks about “Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property.“
Section 203 of BNS is part of CHAPTER XII OF OFFENCES BY OR RELATING TO PUBLIC SERVANTS in Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 Act
Definition of Section 203 BNS
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.
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