Rajya Sabha passed the Prevention of Corruption Amendment Bill which states that anyone who is caught bribing government officials can be sentenced to a jail term of up to

2018

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Rajya Sabha passed the ’Prevention of Corruption Amendment Bill’ which states that anyone who is caught bribing government officials can be sentenced to a jail term of up to

A	Three years
B	Five years
C	Eight years
D	Seven years

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Under the Prevention of Corruption Act of 1988, the general punishment is from three to seven years in jail for lower-level offences (under Sections 7 to 12), in addition to a fine. Higher-level offences, such as the acts performed by the accused under Section 13, are penalised with harsher penalties.

Detailed explanation-2: -Anyone who performs his public function honestly would not be penalised. Under the Act, a bribe giver is charged with abetment. The 2013 Bill makes giving a bribe to a public servant a direct offence. The 2015 amendments add that if a person gives a bribe to assist law enforcement authorities, he will not be punished.

Detailed explanation-3: -Habitual committing of offence under Section 8, 9 and 12 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall be not less than two years but which may extend to 7 years and shall also be liable to fine. Prevention to the Corruption Act considers non-performance of public duty as an offence.

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