The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — back to Table of Contents
Section 7A. Taking undue advantage to influence public servant by corrupt or illegal means or by exercise of personal influence
Whoever accepts or obtains or attempts to obtain from another person for himself or for any other person any undue advantage as a motive or reward to induce a public servant, by corrupt or illegal means or by exercise of his personal influence to perform or to cause performance of a public duty improperly or dishonestly or to forbear or to cause to forbear such public duty by such public servant or by another public servant, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three years but which may extend to seven years and shall also be liable to fine.
Note: Section 7A was inserted by the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018 (16 of 2018), s. 4, with effect from 26 July 2018.
