Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
Bare Act · 1988
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the prevention of corruption and for matters connected therewith.
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- Act number
- 49 of 1988
- Enacted
- 9 September 1988
- Contents
- 35 sections · 6 chapters
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Contents
Chapter I — Preliminary
Chapter II — Appointment Of Special Judges
- Section 3 – Power to appoint special Judges
- Section 4 – Cases triable by special Judges
- Section 5 – Procedure and powers of special Judge
- Section 6 – Power to try summarily (preview)
Chapter III — Offences And Penalties
- Section 7 – Offence relating to public servant being bribed (preview)
- Section 7A – Taking undue advantage to influence public servant by corrupt or illegal means or by exercise of personal influence. (preview)
- Section 8 – Offence relating to bribing of a public servant (preview)
- Section 9 – Offence relating to bribing a public servant by a commercial organisation (preview)
- Section 10 – Person in charge of commercial organisation to be guilty of offence (preview)
- Section 11 – Public servant obtaining undue advantage, without consideration from person concerned in proceeding or business transacted by such public servant. (preview)
- Section 12 – Punishment for abetment of offences (preview)
- Section 13 – Criminal misconduct by a public servant (preview)
- Section 14 – Punishment for habitual offender (preview)
- Section 15 – Punishment for attempt (preview)
- Section 16 – Matters to be taken into consideration for fixing fine (preview)
Chapter IV — Investigation Into Cases Under The Act
- Section 17 – Persons authorised to investigate (preview)
- Section 17A – Enquiry or Inquiry or investigation of offences relatable to recommendations made or decision taken by public servant in discharge of official functions or duties. (preview)
- Section 18 – Power to inspect bankers’ books (preview)
Chapter IV — A
Chapter V — Sanction For Prosecution And Other Miscellaneous Provisions
- Section 19 – Previous sanction necessary for prosecution (preview)
- Section 20 – Presumption where public servant accepts any undue advantage (preview)
- Section 21 – Accused person to be a competent witness (preview)
- Section 22 – The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to apply subject to certain modifications (preview)
- Section 23 – Particulars in a charge in relation to an offence under section 13 (1) (a) (preview)
- Section 24 – [Omitted.] (preview)
- Section 25 – Military, Naval and Air Force or other law not to be affected (preview)
- Section 26 – Special Judges appointed under Act 46 of 1952 to be special Judges appointed under this Act (preview)
- Section 27 – Appeal and revision (preview)
- Section 28 – Act to be in addition to any other law (preview)
- Section 29 – Amendment of the Ordinance 38 of 1944 (preview)
- Section 29A – Power to make rules (preview)
- Section 30 – Repeal and saving (preview)
- Section 31 – [Repealed.] THE PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT, 1988 (preview)