Section 10: Punishment for corruption and corrupt practice

10. Punishment for corruption and corrupt practice.— (a) 1[A holder of public office or any other person] who commits the offence of corruption and corrupt practices shall be punishable with 2[rigorous] imprisonment for a term which may extend to 3[fourteen] years 4[and with fine] and such of the assets and 5[pecuniary resources] of such 6[holder of public office or person, as are] found to be disproportionate to the known sources of his income or which 7[are] acquired by money obtained through corruption and corrupt practices whether in his name or in the name of any of his dependents, or benamidars shall be 8* * * forfeited to the appropriate Government 9[, or the concerned bank or financial institution as the case may be] 3[:] 3[Provided that the convict shall be entitled to benefit under section 382-B of the Code.] 10[(b) The offences specified in the Schedule to this Ordinance shall be punishable in the manner specified therein. (c) The Federal Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, amend the Schedule so as to add any entry thereto or modify or omit any entry therein. 3[(d) * * * * * * *]]

Effective date: 1999-01-01

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