Act 9 Penal Code Act 2008 88. Taking Bribes or Gratification in Order to Influence Public Servant. Whoever accepts or obtains or agrees to accept or attempts to obtain from any person for himself or herself or for any other person any bribery or gratification whatever as a motive or reward for inducing by corrupt or illegal means any public servant— (a) to do or forbear to do any official act; (b) in exercise of the official functions of such public servant to show favour or disfavour to any person; (c) to render or attempt to render any service or disservice to any person with any department of Government, State or with any public servant as such, commits an offence, and upon conviction, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years or with a fine or with both. 89. Abetment by Public Servant of Offence Mentioned in Section 88. Whoever being a public servant, in respect of whom an offence under section 88 of this Act, is committed, abets the offence, commits an offence, and upon conviction, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or with a fine or with both. 90. Offering or Giving Bribe or Gratification to Public Servant. Whoever offers or gives or agrees to give any bribery or gratification whatever, whether pecuniary or otherwise, in the circumstances and for any of the purposes mentioned in section 88 or 89 of this Act, commits an offence, and upon conviction, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years or a fine or with both. 70