What does Section 185 cover regarding illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by the authority of a public servant?
Section 185 deals with the offense of making an illegal purchase or bid for any property offered for sale by the lawful authority of a public servant. This includes purchasing or bidding on behalf of a person under a legal incapacity to do so or bidding without intending to perform the obligations laid by such bidding. The punishment for this offense is imprisonment of either description for a term that may extend to one month, or with a fine that may extend to two hundred rupees, or with both. [Chapter 10, Section 185]