Section 42, Local Courts Act, 1963

(1) Any member, officer or servant of any Local Court or Group Local Appeal Court who accepts, claims or obtains or attempts to accept, claim or obtain for himself or for any other person any gratification, advantage, bribe or reward whatsoever, whether in money or otherwise for— (a) doing or forbearing to do any act which he is authorized or required to do in the exercise of his authority, jurisdiction, or functions as a member, officer or servant of any such Court; (b) corruptly showing favour or disfavour to any person, shall be guilty of an offence. (2) Whosoever— (a) gives or offers; (b) accepts or obtains; (c) agrees to give, offer, accept or obtain, for himself or for any other person, any gratification, advantage, bribe or reward whatsoever, whether in money or otherwise, for inducing by any corrupt or illegal means or by corrupt personal influence any member, officer, or servant of a Local Court or Group Local Appeal Court— (i) to do or to forbear to do any act which the said member, officer or servant is authorized to do in exercise of his jurisdiction, authority or functions; or (ii) to show favour or disfavour to any person, shall be guilty of an offence. (3) Any person convicted of an offence under this section shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months or to both such fine and such imprisonment. (4) Notwithstanding the limitations on the criminal jurisdiction of the Local Courts specified in sections 14 and 16 a Local Court shall have jurisdiction to try any offence under this section and impose the full penalty. [Margin: Obstructing Bailiffs etc.]