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Defimtwn nf corruptzo11 -.-(I) '\Vhocvel be~ng ,t pu biic man- ~ .. . (a) , ·a~ccpts c,>r obtam~ fro~n .Jny .pe1 son fo1 hnmelf 01 fo1 any other person, any gratd'icat1on whatever, otl.'c' than)cgal 1 emuneratJOn, a~ a motive or rewa1 d for domg 01 forb('aJmg to do <~nv 'oniCJal a<.t 01 ~howmg 01 f~r bcanng to ~how m' tl-ie cxcrci~c of his onlcral ftmctwm la\'·out 01 dt~favour to anv person or fo1 1 endc1 mg any ~C't v1cc or dts-~cr \ 1cc to any per ~on,· w1th the Government or.any Board, authontv, body, Cotporat1on Company 01 Society ~;eferr~d tom st.:b-~lause~ (111). (tv)•, (\)and (v1) of clilusc (t) of·~ectJon 2 or· with any publtc man or public ~C'J vant a' ~uch or • , · • I - " , (b) accq)ts or obtam~ fron; dl1\' pcr,on"fot htnt~Cif 01 Jm any Other person, any grat1ficat10n whatever a~ a motive 01 1 eward fm mducing, by c01:rup~ .m_Ilkgal mean_~ an; publtc man or 1~ubhc ~crvant to do 01 to forbear to do any ofhCJal act, or 111 the C'\.CICI~C' of the ofl1uiil fnncltom of ~uch publtc mall or pubhc ~ctvd.nt, to sh.ow /avolll 01 d1~favour to·any pc!~On.m,to tender ~my sc1 v1cc o( dt~·SCI vrcc to any person .w1 th. t~c ·Govemmcnt 01 any Boat d authority, b .. oay, Cor·pord.ttOn, Company 01 ~o.c1ety Iefen_cd to m sub-clau~t:~ (1ii), (iv), (v) and (v1) of cJau~c. (1) ?f ~ect1on 2 01 wtth any public man 01 public servant a~ snch 01 ~ . , "' ~ · · • I .- - ..J C .... .- .. .... \ i- 'II (c) by conupt or·dlc~,ll mc.tm 01 ·b) othctwJ~c abtNn~ I11S posttJOn as a pubhc man obtam~ fm lum~ciJ ot f01 any .other pC'l son any valuable thing or pecumal{~advantagc, ·or . .: ·.• . . '• . ~ • .I ~ II o (d) abmmg h1~ •p«~sttiOn· a~ public'' man wilfully· ,doc~ any act m . c;:qnttaventton of any ·PIO\ t'>ton of. any _law 'for the nme hem~ 111 -forct- ts, ·Said 'to COTni'Tilt, C011Upt10n. • .. ~ • • .. . .• , . e- .......... / "-\ 45 . E\planalwn I -Th~.- w01d ·'gratdic.-JtJOn" mean~ pccun~<uy gJ.atificatum and !Vauficat1on e~umahlc m money E\planallml 11 -The ''otd 'l,t\\' rule, regu Ia t Ion o1 not 1fica non • mclude., any Ordm<lnrr, hycla''. ' Rxplallntwn 111-Thc woi·d~ "legaltemuncJatJon" :nc not JCstncted to remuneratiOn \\hJCh a public man ran la,,full) dcm:;.r.d. but Include all remunertttJon ,\]uch ~~ lav.fully pcrn11~.,1ble R>.plmwllon 11/ -I\ pcr~on '' ho reccl\ c< a gta t1firat JOJHl" a motive-for domg ''hat he doe~ not mtend to do, or a., a Ie\,<ltd fo1 do111g \\hat he ha~ not done, come~ \\Itlun the exptc~.,Jon "a motive oJ IC\\<trd lor domg • (2) •\ny per.,on who abeh 01 conceals or attemph t(J COI'rcal fiom . detection, the comm1~~Ion of corruptwn of the natUJe .,pccd1ed In ~uh ~rctiOn ( l) by a public man al~o commit~ corrupt JOn 4 Conrlilutwn of Cmmmmnn -( l) The GoveJ nor ~hall con~t1tute a .... . . CommJ~SJOn com1~tmg of three member~ to deal cffectt\'ely "1th allcgauon~ of corruptiOn agdmst public men. (2) The Governor shall in consultation w1th the C h1c! Mm1~te1 of the State and the C~h1ef Ju~tiCC appomt under ht., hand and .,e,1l the n·.emhcr~ oft he CommJ<,<,Jon . (3) T''o of the pet~on., appmntcd undCJ sub-seL!Jon (2) \hall be ~Jttlng or retired .Judges of the Supreme CoUll or nl the H1gh CoUlt (heremafter tefened 10 <tS judiCial memhe1~) and the othc1 member ~J,all be a per<;(m "ho IS an ofltcet not helo" the 1 ank of Scrrctary to Government (4) The Governor ~hall, m con~ultat1on \\Ith the Uucl l\1mJster of the State and the ( 'luef Ju~ttcc, appomt one of the jud1cral Mcn,bcr~ to br- the Chatrman of the Commt~<,Jon • (5) Every matter to be dectdcd by the Commts~ton ~lwll be decided m accordance "1th the opm10n of the maJOI 1ty of the C'om1m~~ion<>N (6) 1\ Cornrnts~tonct ~hall not be a mcmbcJ of Parliament 01 a membcJ of the Lcgt.,l.ttme of any State and shall not hold any office of tn.1"t o1· profit (other than the ofllce a~ Commt~~JOncr). oJ he connected \\tth any Olgani~a tton the acttvJtte~ of \\'htch arc hkcly to rc~ult m communal dtshaJ mony or h;itred 01 carry on any busme~s, or practrcc an) prof<"s~ron and accor- dmgly before cnteung upon h1., office, a person appomtcd a~ Commt~Sioncr shall,- (a) tf he ts a Member of Patliamcnt or of the Lcgr~lature of a State, rc~ign ~uch membership; or (b) if he hold~ any office of tru~t ol' profit. re~ign from such office; or .. • • . . , , 1 • -- .. . - ' . ,. I \ ' • 0 't • I ' I I .. ;. :. 'r \ (c) ~ Jf he J~ [a:,·~ymg (~IJ dll\·. bu~me~~: ~ever lri~ 'connection (~hor t 'of .• , ,drvcstrng hrm-~elf of own~Jsh1p) with thl' co~duct'and mana- . g~'mcnt of <;nch bmmco;o;, ··01 , • - ., I " ',.. ~ .. ~~... "'' 4 ~ • I ~ .Jf he is pl actlsi~1g an)' profe<;<;ron, . ~ ' . , ... ... • C'iSIOn ,, ' , • r /' 'r"'. • .... , .... ... ' ':.( '