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Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 Preamble 1

Title: Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988

State: Central

Year: 1988

THE PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT, 1988 [Act, No. 49 of 1988] [9th September, 1988] PREAMBLE An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the prevention of corruption and for matters connected therewith. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows:

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 Complete Act

Title: Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988

State: Central

Year: 1988

.....- Power to try summarily Chapter III Section7 - Public servant taking gratification other than legal remuneration in respect of an official Act Section8 - Taking gratification, in order, by corrupt or illegal means, to influence public servant Section9 - Taking gratification, for exercise of personal influence with public servant Section10 - Punishment for abetment by public servant of offences defined in section 8 or 9 Section11 - Public servant obtaining valuable thing, without consideration from person concerned in proceeding or business transacted by such public servant Section12 - Punishment for abetment of offences defined in section 7 or 11 Section13 - Criminal, misconduct by a public servant Section14 - Habitual committing of offence under sections 8, 9 and 12 Section15 - Punishment for attempt Section16 - Matters to be taken into consideration for fixing fine Chapter IV Section17 - Persons authorised to investigate Section18 - Power to inspect bankers books Chapter V Section19 - Previous sanction necessary for prosecution Section20 - Presumption where public servant accepts gratification other than legal remuneration Section21 - Accused person to.....

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 Section 8

Title: Taking Gratification, in Order, by Corrupt or Illegal Means, to Influence Public Servant

State: Central

Year: 1988

Whoever accepts or obtains, or agrees to accept, or attempts to obtain, from any person, for himself or for any other person, any gratification whatever as a motive or reward for inducing, by corrupt or illegal means, any public servant, whether named or otherwise, to do or to forbear to do any official act, or in the exercise of the official functions of such public servant to show favour or disfavour to any person, or to render or attempt o render any service or disservice to any person with the Central Government or any State Government or Parliament or the Legislature of any State or with any local authority, corporation or Government company referred to in clause (c) of section 2, or with any public servant, whether named or otherwise, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall be not less than six months but which may extend to five years and shall also be liable to fine.

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1947

.....he knows to be inadequate, from any person whom he knows to have been, or to be, or to be likely to be concerned in any proceeding or business transacted or about to be transacted by him, or having any connection with the official functions of himself or of any public servant to whom he is subordinate, or from any person whom he knows to be interested in or related to the person so concerned, or (c) if he dishonestly or fraudulently misappropriates or otherwise converts for his own use any property entrusted to him or under his control as a public servant or allows any other person so to do, or (d) if he, by corrupt or illegal means or by otherwise abusing his position as a public servant, obtains for himself or for any other person any valuable thing or pecuniary advantage; 3 (b) [b] Inserted.by the Anti-Corruption Laws (Amendment) Act., 1964 (40 of 1964), S. 6 (18-12-1964). [or]3 (b) [b] Inserted.by the Anti-Corruption Laws (Amendment) Act., 1964 (40 of 1964), S. 6 (18-12-1964). [(e) if he, or any person on his behalf is in possession of or has, at any time during the period of his office, been in possession, for which the public servant cannot satisfac torily account, of.....

The Kerala Public Mens Corruption (Investigations and Inquiries) Act, 1987 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1987

.....by Notification. No. 15902/Leg.B1/87/Law dated 16-11-1988 with immediate effect.) THE KERALA PUBLIC MEN'S CORRUPTION (INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES) ACT, 1987 [Act No 24 of 1988] PREAMBLE An Act to make provision for the constitution of a Commission for investigation of, and inquiry into, complaints against public men and for matters connected therewith. WHEREAS it is expedient to make provisions for the constitution of a Commission to deal effectively with the investigation of, and inquiry into, complaints against public men and for matters connected therewith; BE it enacted in the Thirty-eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- Section 1 - Short title, extent and commencement (1) This Act may be called the Kerala Public Men's Corruption (Investigations and Inquiries) Act, 1987. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Kerala. (3) It shall come into force at once. Section 2 - Definitions In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires.-- (a) "Commission" means a commission constituted under S (b) "complaint" means a complaint alleging that a public man has committed corruption; (c) "competent authority" in relation to a public man.....

The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1988

.....he knows to be inadequate, from any person whom he knows to have been, or to be, or to be likely to be concerned in any proceeding or business transacted or about to be transacted by such public servant, or having any connection with the official functions of himself or of any public servant to whom he is subordinate, or from any person whom he knows to be interested in or related to the person so concerned, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall be not less than six months but which may extend to five years and shall also be liable to fine. 12.Punishment for abetment of offences defined in section 7 irregular 11 .- Whoever abets any offence punishable under section 7 or section 11 whether or not that offence is committed in consequence of that abetment, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall be not less than six months but which may extend to five years and shall also be liable to five. 13.Criminal, misconduct by a public servant .- (1) A public servant is said to commit the offence of criminal misconduct, -- (a) if he habitually accepts or obtained or agrees to accept or attempts to obtain from any person for himself or.....

THE KERALA PUBLIC MEN'S CORRUPTION (INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES) AMENDMENT ACT, 1992 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1992

.....AMENDMENT ACT, 1992 ( Pub. in K.G. Ex. No. 449 dated 12-4-1992.) THE KERALA PUBLIC MEN'S CORRUPTION (INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES) AMENDMENT ACT, 1992 [Act No. 4 of 1992] PREAMBLE An Act further to amend the Kerala Public Men's Corruption (Investigations and inquiries) Act, 1987. Preamble.- WHEREAS it is expedient further to amend the Kerala Public Men's Corruption (Investigations and Inquiries) Act, 1987 for the purposes hereinafter appearing; Be it enacted in the Forty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows:- Section 1 - Short title and commencement (1) This Act may be called the Kerala Public Men's Corruption (Investigations and Inquiries) Amendment Act, 1992. (2) The provisions of Ss. 3, 4, 8, 10 and 11 shall be deemed to have come into force on the 11th day of December, 1991 and the remaining provisions of this Act shall come into force at once and the reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision. Section 2 - Amendment of S.2 In S.2 of the Kerala Public Men's Corruption (Investigations and Inquiries) Act, 1987 (24 of 1988) (hereinafter referred.....

Maharashtra Government Servants Inquiries (Evidence of Corruption) Act, 1965 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1965

....."Government servant" means a person appointed to any public service or post in connection with the affairs of the State of Maharashtra, whose conditions of service the State Legislature is competent to regulate. SECTION 03: PRESUMPTION OF MISCONDUCT If in an inquiry held against the Government servant for corruption, it is proved that the Government servant or any person in his behalf is in possession, or has, at any time during the period of office of such servant, been in possession, for which such servant cannot satisfactorily account, to pecuniary resources or property disproportionate to his known sources of income, then on such proof the Inquiry Officer and any other authority concerned shall presume, unless the contrary is proved, that such servant is guilty of misconduct. Maharashtra State Acts

Karnataka Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1966 Section 24

Title: Corrupt Practices

State: Karnataka

Year: 1966

.....or capable of being used for the purpose of road transport, whether propelled by mechanical power or otherwise and whether used for drawing other vehicles or otherwise. (2) If the validity of the election is brought in question only on the ground of an error made by the officer charged with carrying out the rules relating to the elections or of an irregularity or informality not corruptly caused, the Munsiff shall not set aside the election. Explanation.--The expression "error" in this sub-section does not include any breach of or any omission to carry out or any non-compliance with the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder whereby the result of the election has been materially affected.

Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 Section 39

Title: Corrupt Practices

State: Karnataka

Year: 1976

..... (5) the publication by a candidate or his agent or by any other person with the consent of a candidate or his election agent of any statement of fact which is false, and which he either believes to be false or does not believe to be true, in relation to the personal character or conduct of any candidate, or in relation to the candidature or withdrawal of any candidate, being a statement reasonably calculated to prejudice the prospects of that candidate's election; (6) the hiring or procuring whether on payment or otherwise of any vehicle by a candidate or his agent or by any other person with the consent of a candidate or his election agent for the conveyance of any voter (other than the candidate himself and the members of his family or his agent) to or from any polling station provided in accordance with the rules made under this Act: Provided that the hiring of a vehicle by an elector or by several electors at their joint cost for the purpose of conveying him or them to and from any such polling station shall not be deemed to be a corrupt practice under this clause if the vehicle so hired is a vehicle not propelled by mechanical power: Provided further that the use.....