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.
Section 162 Abetment of such assault, if assault committed
Section 163 Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman
Section 164 Harbouring deserter
Section 165 Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master
Section 166 Abetment of act of insubordination by soldier, sailor or airman
Section 167 Persons subject to certain Acts
Section 168 Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman