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&lt;em&gt;NEW DELHI: &lt;/em&gt;The 
total period of trial in corruption cases will not exceed four years 
with a special judge initially required to wind up proceedings in two 
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&lt;br /&gt;
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significant amendment proposed by the Modi government is the 
enhancement of maximum penalty for graft from existing five years to 
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&lt;br /&gt;
The 
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appropriate authority under Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act before 
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referred to a Parliamentary Standing Committee which had submitted its 
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extension, states the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2015 
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&lt;br /&gt;
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includes non-monetary gratification offered to a public servant under 
the definition of &amp;quot;bribe&amp;quot; though it places the onus on the prosecuting 
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&lt;br /&gt;
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acting for the organization and its head were also deemed guilty. Such 
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enhancement of maximum penalty for graft from existing five years to 
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anti-graft bill aims to provide immunity from prosecution to retired 
government employees charged for acts of corruption committed by them 
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appropriate authority under Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act before 
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law enforcement authority or investigating agency in order to assist 
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enhancement of maximum penalty for graft from existing five years to 
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appropriate authority under Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act before 
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seven years, upgrading it to the &amp;quot;heinous&amp;quot; crime category.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The 
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government employees charged for acts of corruption committed by them 
while in office. While it will now be mandatory to take approval of the 
appropriate authority under Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act before 
investigating a graft case against a public official, such approval 
would not be necessary in cases that involve arrest of a person on the 
spot on charge of taking a bribe, either for himself or another.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;....Prior
sanction for inquiry and investigation shall be required from the 
Lokpal or Lokayukta, as the case may be, for investigation of offences 
relatable to recommendations made or decision taken by a public servant 
in discharge of official functions or duties,&amp;quot; state the official 
amendments in the bill.&lt;br /&gt;
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The bill also specifies that a person 
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law enforcement authority or investigating agency in order to assist 
such body in probing the offence against a public servant. Also, as per 
another amendment, if a person does not perform a public function 
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The
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district court.&lt;br /&gt;
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the Rajya Sabha on August 19, 2013 by the previous UPA regime. It was 
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<em>NEW DELHI: </em>The 
total period of trial in corruption cases will not exceed four years 
with a special judge initially required to wind up proceedings in two 
years itself. Thereafter the trial can be extended, subject to six-month
extension, states the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2015 
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The bill also stipulates 
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<em>NEW DELHI: </em>The 
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<br />
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<br />
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acting for the organization and its head were also deemed guilty. Such 
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<br />
The
significant amendment proposed by the Modi government is the 
enhancement of maximum penalty for graft from existing five years to 
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<br />
The 
anti-graft bill aims to provide immunity from prosecution to retired 
government employees charged for acts of corruption committed by them 
while in office. While it will now be mandatory to take approval of the 
appropriate authority under Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act before 
investigating a graft case against a public official, such approval 
would not be necessary in cases that involve arrest of a person on the 
spot on charge of taking a bribe, either for himself or another.<br />
<br />
&quot;....Prior
sanction for inquiry and investigation shall be required from the 
Lokpal or Lokayukta, as the case may be, for investigation of offences 
relatable to recommendations made or decision taken by a public servant 
in discharge of official functions or duties,&quot; state the official 
amendments in the bill.<br />
<br />
The bill also specifies that a person 
will not be said to have given a bribe if he did so after informing a 
law enforcement authority or investigating agency in order to assist 
such body in probing the offence against a public servant. Also, as per 
another amendment, if a person does not perform a public function 
dishonestly, it would not constitute the offence of taking a bribe.<br />
<br />
The
amendments being brought through the bill propose to confer the powers 
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district court.<br />
<br />
The NDA government has refrained from introducing
large-scale amendments to the PC Act and made only a few changes to the
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NEW DELHI: The 
total period of trial in corruption cases will not exceed four years 
with a special judge initially required to wind up proceedings in two 
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Anti-graft bill before Rajya Sabha puts 4-year cap on trials

-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The total period of trial in corruption cases will not exceed four years with a special judge initially required to wind up proceedings in two years itself. Thereafter the trial can be extended, subject to six-monthextension, states the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2015 currently before the Rajya Sabha. The bill also stipulates recording of reasons for any delay in trial beyond two years and includes non-monetary gratification offered to a public servant under the definition of "bribe" though it places the onus on the prosecuting authority to prove that the gratification offered by a commercial entityhad the consent of any of its directors, managers, secretaries or officers. As per the version of the bill moved by UPA in 2013, ifa commercial organization was held guilty of giving a bribe, the personacting for the organization and its head were also deemed guilty. Such persons were required to prove the offence was committed without their knowledge. This clause has been made subject to additional safeguards. Thesignificant amendment proposed by the Modi government is the enhancement of maximum penalty for graft from existing five years to seven years, upgrading it to the "heinous" crime category. The anti-graft bill aims to provide immunity from prosecution to retired government employees charged for acts of corruption committed by them while in office. While it will now be mandatory to take approval of the appropriate authority under Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act before investigating a graft case against a public official, such approval would not be necessary in cases that involve arrest of a person on the spot on charge of taking a bribe, either for himself or another. "....Priorsanction for inquiry and investigation shall be required from the Lokpal or Lokayukta, as the case may be, for investigation of offences relatable to recommendations made or decision taken by a public servant in discharge of official functions or duties," state the official amendments in the bill. The bill also specifies that a person will not be said to have given a bribe if he did so after informing a law enforcement authority or investigating agency in order to assist such body in probing the offence against a public servant. Also, as per another amendment, if a person does not perform a public function dishonestly, it would not constitute the offence of taking a bribe. Theamendments being brought through the bill propose to confer the powers of attachment upon the trial court (Special Judge) instead of the district court. The NDA government has refrained from introducinglarge-scale amendments to the PC Act and made only a few changes to thePrevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2013 that was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on August 19, 2013 by the previous UPA regime. It was referred to a Parliamentary Standing Committee which had submitted its report to the Upper House on February 6, 2014. But the bill could not bepassed.