New law says seeking sexual favour ‘a bribe’
New Delhi: times 10.09.2018
Seeking and accepting sexual favours can be considered a bribe under the new anti-corruption law with the accused getting up to seven years jail term, a senior government official said on Sunday.
The Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018, incorporates the umbrella term “undue advantage”, which means any gratification other than legal remuneration and also includes expensive club memberships and hospitality, the official explained.
The word “gratification” is not limited to pecuniary gratifications or to gratifications estimable in money, says the amended anti-corruption law.
The act had been notified in late July by the central government after getting assent from President Ram Nath Kovind.
The 2018 law amends the 30-year-old Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, that covers instances of corruption by public servants. The amended law also has the provision to punish bribe givers with a jail term of maximum of seven years. Before this, bribe-givers were not covered in any domestic legislation to check corruption. PTI
CRACKING DOWN
New Delhi: times 10.09.2018
Seeking and accepting sexual favours can be considered a bribe under the new anti-corruption law with the accused getting up to seven years jail term, a senior government official said on Sunday.
The Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018, incorporates the umbrella term “undue advantage”, which means any gratification other than legal remuneration and also includes expensive club memberships and hospitality, the official explained.
The word “gratification” is not limited to pecuniary gratifications or to gratifications estimable in money, says the amended anti-corruption law.
The act had been notified in late July by the central government after getting assent from President Ram Nath Kovind.
The 2018 law amends the 30-year-old Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, that covers instances of corruption by public servants. The amended law also has the provision to punish bribe givers with a jail term of maximum of seven years. Before this, bribe-givers were not covered in any domestic legislation to check corruption. PTI
CRACKING DOWN
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