Section 98: B. Official corruption: person inviting bribes, etc., on account of

actions of public official
(1) Any person who‐
[1966 No. 84.]
(a) corruptly asks for, receives or obtains any property or benefit of any kind for
himself or any other person; or
(b) corruptly agrees or attempts to receive or obtain any property or benefit of any
kind for himself or any other person,
on account of‐
(i) anything already done or omitted, or any favour or disfavour already shown to any
person, by a public official (as defined in section 98D of this Code) in the discharge of
his official duties or in relation to any matter connected with the functions, affairs or
business of a government department, public body or other organisation or institution
in which the public official is serving as such; or
(ii) anything to be afterwards done or omitted, or any favour or disfavour to be
afterwards shown to any person, by a public official in the discharge of his official
duties or in relation to any such matter as aforesaid,
is guilty of the felony of official corruption and is liable to imprisonment for seven
years.
(2) In any proceedings for an offence under this section of this Code it shall not be
necessary to
prove‐
(a) that any public official counselled the commission of the offence; or
(b) that in the course of committing the offence the accused mentioned any particular
public official; or
(c) that (in a case to which subsection (1) (ii) of this section is relevant) the accused
believed
that any public official would do, make or show the act, omission, favour or disfavour
in question; or
(d) that the accused intended to give the property or benefit in question, or any part
thereof, to a public official.