Section 161 IPC criminalises the taking of:
Aany gratification by a public servant for performing his lawful official duty
Bany private inducement by a private employee for any private commercial purpose
C(now repealed) any gratification by a public servant in respect of any official act
Dany social greeting by a public servant during a festival in his official capacity
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. (now repealed) any gratification by a public servant in respect of any official act
1. Section 161 IPC (along with Sections 162-165A) originally criminalised the taking of gratification by a public servant for an official act, and similar offences.
2. These provisions were REPEALED by the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, which now governs all such offences.
3. The PC Act, 1988 (substantially amended in 2018) is the current legislation: Section 7 (bribe-taking), Section 8 (giving bribe), Section 13 (criminal misconduct), etc.
4. The historical Sections of IPC are no longer in force, but their substance survives in the PC Act.
5. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: Indian Penal Code 1860 / Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 / Indian Evidence Act 1872 (Bare Acts, indiacode.nic.in) — IPC, Section 161 (repealed by Prevention of Corruption Act 1988)_
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