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Make bribing of voters a cognisable offence: EC
The Election Commission has suggested to the government to make bribing of voters, in cash or kind, a cognisable offence, Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
New Delhi: The Election Commission has
suggested to the government to make bribing of voters, in cash
or kind, a cognisable offence, Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
"The Election Commission of India has suggested for amendment in the First Schedule to the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to make the offence of bribery under Section 171B/171E of IPC a cognisable offence," Minister of State for Home Mullappally Ramachandran said. The minister said as the Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure are in the List III of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution and are administered by the state governments, the comments/ views of the state governments and Union Territory administrations have been sought on the proposal.
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"The Election Commission of India has suggested for amendment in the First Schedule to the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to make the offence of bribery under Section 171B/171E of IPC a cognisable offence," Minister of State for Home Mullappally Ramachandran said. The minister said as the Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure are in the List III of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution and are administered by the state governments, the comments/ views of the state governments and Union Territory administrations have been sought on the proposal.
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