(7) of section 123 which is in the following terms : section 123 "The following shall be deemed to be corrupt, practices for the purposes of this Act: 367 .lm15 (7) The obtaining or procuring or abetting or attempting to obtain or procure by a candidate or his agent or, by any other person with the consent of a candidate or his election agent, any assistance other than the giving of vote for the furtherance of the prospects of that candidate 's election, from any person in the service of the Government and belonging to any of the following classes, namely : (a) gazetted officers; (b) stipendary judges and magistrates; (c) members of the armed forces of the Union: (d) members of the police forces; (e) excise officers; (f) revenue officers other than village revenue officers known as lambardars, malguzars, patels, deshmykhs or by any other name, whose duty is to collect land revenue and who are remunerated by a share of, or commission on, the amount of land revenue collected by them but who do not discharge any police functions; and (g) such other class of persons in the service of the Government as may be prescribed.