Anti-corruption laws and departmental enquiries

Contents
Foreword
Preface to the Fifth Edition Preface to the Fourth Edition Preface to the Third Edition Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition Contents
Comparative Charts Table of Cases
PARTI
GENERAL OVERVIEW OF CORRUPTION IN INDIA-CURRENT POSITION,
PREVENTION AND REMEDIAL STRATEGIES
1. Public Corruption—The Engulfing Hydra.
2. Public Corruption—Coping With.
3. Handling of Corruption Complaints.
4. Combating Corruption—The Penal Way.
5. Corruption Complaints—Investigation into.
6. Investigation by Special Police Establishment
7. United Nations Convention against Corruption.
PART II
THE PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT, 1988
CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY
Section
1. Short title and extent.
2. Definitions.
CHAPTER II APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL JUDGES
3. Power to appoint special Judges.
4. Cases triable by special Judges.
5. Procedure and powers of special Judge.
6. Power to try summarily.
7. Public servant taking gratification other than legal remuneration in
respect of an official act.
8. Taking gratification, in order, by corrupt or illegal means, to influence public servant.
9. Taking gratification, for exercise of personal influence with public servant.
10. Punishment for abetment by public servant of offences defined in Section 8 or 9.
11. Public servant obtaining valuable thing, without consideration from
person concerned in proceeding or business transacted by such public servant.
12. Punishment for abetment of offences defined in Section 7 or 11
13. Criminal misconduct by a public servant.
14. Habitual committing of offence under Sections 8, 9 and 12
15. Punishment for attempt.
16. Matters to be taken into consideration for fixing fine.
CHAPTER IV INVESTIGATION INTO CASES UNDER THE ACT
17. Persons authorised to investigate.
18. Power to inspect bankers' books.
CHAPTER V
SANCTION FOR PROSECUTION AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
19. Previous sanction necessary for prosecution.
20. Presumption where public servant accepts gratification
other than legal remuneration.
21. Accused person to be a competent witness.
22. The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to apply subject to certain modifications.
23. Particulars in a charge in relation to an offence under Section 13(l)(c).
24. Statement by bribe giver not to subject him to prosecution.
25. Military, Naval and Air force or other law not to be affected.
26. Special Judges appointed under Act 46 of 1952 to be special Judges
appointed under this Act.
27. Appeal and revision.
28. Act to be in addition to any other law.
29. Amendment of the Ordinance 38 of 1944.
30. Repeal and saving.
31. Ommission of certain sections of the Act 45 of 1860.
PART III APPENDICES
Appendix