JASPREET DUGGAL 24 February 2021

amendment to prevention of corruption act 1988

sir, can anyone please share his/her views on amendment to prevention of corruption act 1988?
As in, in which year did the amendment came into effect?

Example- if the offence period is of year 2016 to 17, then the minimum punishment awarded by the trial Coury in 2020 for it will be of 01 year (as it was before amendment) or will it be 04 years (as per the amendment to this act)?

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This discussion seeks clarification on the impact of amendments to the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988. Specifically, it questions whether the minimum punishment for an offence committed between 2016-17 would be based on the pre-amendment law (1 year) or the amended law (4 years). While some articles were provided, the core doubt regarding the applicable punishment quantum remains unresolved.

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175B083 Mahesh P S 25 February 2021

Hello,

kindly go through the following articles for info pertaining to your query,

https://www.lawyersclubindia.com/articles/-prevention-of-corruption-act--631.asp

https://www.lawyersclubindia.com/articles/presumption-in-the-prevention-of-corruption-act-1988-302.asp

https://www.lawyersclubindia.com/articles/criminal-misconduct-u-s-13-1-d-of-prevention-of-corruption-act-1988--611.asp

https://www.lawyersclubindia.com/articles/why-sentencing-is-so-lenient-under-the-prevention-of-corruption-act-1988--8731.asp

Thank you

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JASPREET DUGGAL 26 February 2021

Mahesh ji...thank you but non of these article's were able to clarify my basic doubt of the quantum of minimum punishment that a person is liable to get if the period if offense is 2016 to 17, as per the amendments to the PCA act.

but I thank you sir for replying to my querry.