The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — back to Table of Contents
Section 11. Public servant obtaining undue advantage, without consideration from person concerned in proceeding or business transacted by such public servant
Whoever, being a public servant, accepts or obtains or attempts to obtain for himself, or for any other person, any undue advantage without consideration, or for a consideration which 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 or public duty 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.
Note: The expression “undue advantage” was substituted for “valuable thing”, and the words “or agrees to accept” were omitted, and “official functions or public duty” was substituted for “official functions”, by the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018 (16 of 2018), s. 5, with effect from 26 July 2018.
