PCA Section 11: Public servant obtaining undue advantage, without consideration from person concerned in proceeding or business transacted by such public servant
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 · Chapter 3: Offences and penalties
11. Public servant obtaining [undue advantage], without consideration from person concerned in proceeding or business transacted by such public servant.—Whoever, being a public servant, accepts or obtains or attempts to obtain for himself, or for any other person, any [undue advantage] without consideration, or for a consideration which he knows to be inadequate, from any person whom he knows to have been, or to be, or to be likely to be concerned in any proceeding or business transacted or about to be transacted by such public servant, or having any connection with the [official functions or public duty] of himself or of any public servant to whom he is subordinate, or from any person whom he knows to be interested in or related to the person so concerned, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall be not less than six months but which may extend to five years and shall also be liable to fine.
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Other sections in this chapter
- 7. Offence relating to public servant being bribed
- 7A. Taking undue advantage to influence public servant by corrupt or illegal means or by exercise of personal influence
- 8. Offence relating to bribing of a public servant
- 9. Offence relating to bribing a public servant by a commercial organisation
- 10. Person in charge of commercial organisation to be guilty of offence
- 12. Punishment for abetment of offences
- 13. Criminal misconduct by a public servant
- 14. Punishment for habitual offender
- 15. Punishment for attempt
- 16. Matters to be taken into consideration for fixing fine