Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
7. [ Offence relating to public servant being bribed. [Substituted by Act No. 16 of 2018, dated 26.7.2018.]
- Any public servant
with the aid which constitutes the abetment. Illustrations (a) A offers a bribe to B, a public servant, as a reward for showing A some ... favour in the exercise of B’s official functions. B accepts the bribe. A has abetted the offence defined in section 161. (b) A instigates
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
8. Offence relating to bribing of a public servant.
(1) Any person who gives or promises to give an undue
employee of
the erstwhile Delhi Electric Supply Undertaking (DESU),
demanded bribe of Rs.1,000/- for rectifying the electricity bill ... caution that in case of non-
payment of the said amount of bribe, he would get the electricity
supply disconnected at the house
abducted, he is maimed, he is done away with, or even bribed. There
is no protection for him. In adjourning the matter without any valid ... prosecution had been able to prove the demand and
acceptance of the bribe and the recovery of the tainted money from the
accused and, therefore
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
9. Offence relating to bribing a public servant by a commercial organisation.
(1) Where an offence under this ... with a view to preventing persons associated with commercial organisations from bribing any person, being a public servant, prescribe such guidelines as may be considered
respondent, Reid, was a
Crown-prosecutor in Hong Kong. He
took bribes as an inducement to
suppress certain criminal
prosecutions and with those monies,
acquired ... name of his solicitor.
He was found guilty of the offence
of bribe-taking and sentenced by a
criminal court. The Administration
of Hong Kong
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started demanding liquor as well as bribe from him and on 15.6.2000 he
demanded Rs.50,000/- from him. He also ... case
under Section 325 IPC against him in case the aforesaid bribe money
was not paid. The complainant alleged that when he asked the appellant
unworthy of credit ; (2) by proof that the witness has been bribed, or has [accepted] [Substituted by Act 18 of 1872, Section ... offer of a bribe, or has received any other corrupt inducement to give his evidence ; (3) by proof of former statements inconsistent with any part
provided for the offence, or with both. Illustrations (a) A offers a bribe to B, a public servant, as a reward for showing A some ... exercise of B’s official functions. B refuses to accept the bribe. A is punishable under this section. (b) A instigates B to give