This section covers illegal payments in connection with an election in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003).
Illegal payments in connection with an election. Whoever, without the general or special authority in writing of a candidate, incurs or authorises expenses on account of the holding of any public meeting, or upon any advertisement, circular or publication, or in any other way whatsoever for the purpose of promoting or procuring the election of such candidate, shall be punished with a fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees:
Provided that if any person having incurred any such expenses not exceeding the amount of ten rupees without authority obtains within ten days from the date on which such expenses were incurred the approval in writing of the candidate, he shall be deemed to have incurred such expenses with the authority of the candidate.
What was the old IPC code for Section 176 of BNS 2023?
In the Indian Penal Code, illegal payments in connection with an election was covered in S. 171H*.