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Punishment for taking gratification or valuable thing in respect of public procurement.- Whoever, being an officer or employee of the procuring entity acting in connection with any procurement process, accepts or obtains or agrees to accept or attempts to obtain from any person, for himself or for any other person, any gratification other than legal remuneration or any valuable thing without consideration or for a consideration which· he knows to be inadequate, in connection