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Section 9. Punishment to officer for accepting manipulated tender.
The Himachal Pradesh Prevention of Specific Corrupt Practices Act, 1983
Act no. 3 of 19841984In forceHimachal Pradesh (State Act)
9. Punishment to officer for accepting manipulated tender.- Whoever, being an officer of a works department, having authority to accept a tender on behalf of a works department- (a) abets the commission of an offence under section 8 by accepting or recommending for acceptance such tender, or (b) dishonestly manipulates evaluation of tenders with the object of giving benefit to a particular tenderer, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.