99. Bribery in respect of Government business

A person -

who offers any gratification to a public official as an inducement or a reward for that public official performing or abstaining from performing any official act, or expediting, delaying, hindering or preventing the performance of any official act whether by that public official or by any other public official, or assisting, favouring, hindering or delaying any person in the transaction of any business with the Government;

who, being a public official, solicits or accepts any gratification as an inducement or a reward for his performing or abstaining from performing any official act or for such expediting, delaying, hindering, preventing, assisting or favouring any such official act as is referred to in paragraph (a) of this section; or

who, being a public official solicits or accepts any gratification, commits an offence of bribery under this Act and on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding one million rupees and to a term of rigorous imprisonment not exceeding seven years.