Section 170 in THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 – BNS

Bribery.

170. (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.