Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of public servant
Full Text
220. Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of public servant.—Whoever, at any sale of property held by the lawful authority of a public servant, as such, purchases or bids for any property on account of any person, whether himself or any other, whom he knows to be under a legal incapacity to purchase that property at that sale, or bids for such property not intending to perform the obligations under which he lays himself by such bidding, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees, or with both.
Plain English Summary
This section penalizes illegal bidding or purchasing of property at a public auction conducted by a public servant, either on behalf of a legally disqualified person or without intent to pay.
Key Legal Elements
- Purchase or bid made at a sale held by lawful authority of a public servant
- Bidding on behalf of a person legally disqualified from purchasing
- Or bidding with no intention to perform the obligations of the bid
Punishment
Imprisonment of either description up to 1 month, and/or fine up to ₹200.
Practical Note
Often applies to mock-biddings or collusive bidding where the bidder has no intention of making the payment, or bids on behalf of the debtor who is legally barred from buying back their own seized property.
हिंदी पाठ
220. लोक सेवक के प्राधिकार द्वारा बिक्री के लिए प्रस्तावित संपत्ति के लिए अवैध खरीद या बोली लगाना।—जो कोई लोक सेवक के विधिपूर्ण प्राधिकार द्वारा की जाने वाली संपत्ति की किसी बिक्री में, किसी संपत्ति को किसी ऐसे व्यक्ति के खाते में खरीदेगा या उसके लिए बोली लगाएगा, चाहे वह स्वयं हो या कोई अन्य, जिसके संबंध में वह जानता है कि वह उस बिक्री में उस संपत्ति को खरीदने के लिए कानूनी रूप से अयोग्य है, या ऐसी संपत्ति के लिए बोली ऐसी बोली द्वारा अपने ऊपर आने वाले दायित्वों को पूरा करने का इरादा न रखते हुए लगाएगा, उसे किसी एक अवधि के कारावास से, जिसकी अवधि एक महीने तक की हो सकेगी, या जुर्माने से, जो दो सौ रुपये तक का हो सकेगा, या दोनों से दंडित किया जाएगा।