Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter XXXIX: Miscellaneous
Section 527: Public servant concerned in sale not to purchase or bid for property
In plain words
A public servant with any duty connected to the sale of property under this Sanhita must not buy or bid for that property.
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Official text
A public servant having any duty to perform in connection with the sale of any property under this Sanhita shall not purchase or bid for the property.
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Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 12 September 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 527
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