GK
IMPORTANT ACTS OF THE PARLIAMENT OF INDIA
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1987
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1988
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1989
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1990
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 was passed to make the anti-corruption laws more efficacious by widening their coverage and strengthening the then-existing provisions. Public servants in India can be penalized for corruption under the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
Detailed explanation-2: -If a person not expecting to be in office obtains a gratification by deceiving others into a belief that he is about to be in office, and that he will then serve them, he may be guilty of cheating, but he is not guilty of the offence defined in this section.
Detailed explanation-3: -The 1947 Act became a pilot to the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 which came in force on 9th September 1988. It was aimed at making anti-corruption laws more effective by widening their coverage and by strengthening the provisions to make the overall statute more effective.