IPC §171B → BNS §170

Bribery

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Comparison

Old law
IPC §171B
Bribery

171B. 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.

New law
BNS §170
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.

What changedAI-inferred

IPC 171B and BNS 170 carry the election-bribery definition character-identically. IPC 171B's structure (a body offence + Explanations 1, 2, 3) is restated as BNS 170 sub-sections (1), (2), (3) — the same content reorganised. Sub-section (1)(i) and (ii) preserve the give-or-accept core; the proviso preserves the public-policy carve-out; sub-sections (2) and (3) preserve the deeming rules for offering/procuring and obtaining/accepting respectively.

Old position

IPC 171B is concerned with Bribery. Bribery

New position

BNS 170 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Bribery. Whoever

IPC 171B and BNS 170 carry the election-bribery definition character-identically. IPC 171B's structure (a body offence + Explanations 1, 2, 3) is restated as BNS 170 sub-sections (1), (2), (3) — the same content reorganised. Sub-section (1)(i) and (ii) preserve the give-or-accept core; the proviso...

Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)

IPC 171B and BNS 170 carry the election-bribery definition character-identically. IPC 171B's structure (a body offence + Explanations 1, 2, 3) is restated as BNS 170 sub-sections (1), (2), (3) — the same content reorganised. Sub-section (1)(i) and (ii) preserve the give-or-accept core; the proviso preserves the public-policy carve-out; sub-sections (2) and (3) preserve the deeming rules for offering/procuring and obtaining/accepting respectively.

Transitional note (repeal & savings)

For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IPC 171B continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNS 170 applies. The transition is governed by the repeal-and-savings clause in the new code (BNS 358 / BNSS 531 / BSA 170 as the case may be); pending proceedings under the old code carry forward unaffected.

Frequently asked

BNS 170 (Bribery). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.

Sources

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Newlaws.in, IPC §171B → BNS §170 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-12, https://newlaws.in/ipc/171B.

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