25/01/2022
Section 123(1) of RP Act and 171B/171E of IPC defines bribery as a corrupt practice as well as an electoral offence. The section vide clause (1) (i) says that whoever 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, commits the offence of bribery.