Wednesday, 25 July 2018

PARLIAMENT PASSED ANTI-CORRUPTION BILL THAT PUNISHES BRIBE GIVERS ALONG WITH THE BRIBE TAKERS

The Lok Sabha passed the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2018 to amend the anti-graft law that seeks to punish bribe-givers for the first time along with the bribe takers. For the bribe takers, the bill proposed to increase the punishment to a minimum of three years of imprisonment, which may extend to seven years, besides fine. Bribe givers can be punished with imprisonment up to seven years, fine, or both.



TIMES OF INDIA NEWSPAPER


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