Whoever, being a public servant, accepts or agrees or attempts to accept, without a prior approval of Government of Nepal or public
institution, any goods or service free of cost or at lower prices for him/herself or for any other person, from any individual, having knowledge that such individual is related to or is likely to be related to any act related to his/her office or any act carried out or to be carried out by him/herself is related to any function of his office, shall be liable to a punishment of imprisonment for a term from six months to one year depending on the degree of the offence and a fine equal to the amount involved and in case such goods is already accepted, it shall be confiscated and in case of the service, the price thereof shall be fixed and a fine equal to theprice of such service shall be imposed.