111. Corruption

Any public official who, with intent or knowledge to cause wrongful or unlawful loss to the Government, or to confer a wrongful or unlawful benefit, favour or advantage on himself or on any other person, or with intent or knowledge, that any wrongful or unlawful loss will be caused to any person or to the Government, or that any wrongful or unlawful benefit, favour or advantage will be conferred on any person-

does, or forbears to do, any act by virtue of his office as a public official or by use of such office with or without any power therefor vested with such officer;

induces any other public official to perform, or refrain from performing, any act by virtue of his office as a public official;

uses any information coming to his knowledge by virtue of his office as a public official;

participates in the making of any decision by virtue of his office as a public official; or

induces any other person, by the use, whether directly or indirectly, of his office as such public official to perform, or refrain from performing any act, commits the offence of corruption and shall upon trial and conviction by a High Court or upon summary trial and conviction by a Magistrate be liable to rigorous imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years or to a fine not exceeding one million rupees or to both such imprisonment and fine.