Section 32
Offences to be arrestable
of Prevention of Corruption Act 1960
ActIn forceProvision 39 of 44
Section 32
(1)
Every offence under this Act shall be deemed to be an arrestable offence for the purposes of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010.
(2)
A public officer to whom any gratification is corruptly given or offered shall arrest the person who gives or offers the gratification to him and make over the person so arrested to the nearest police station and if he fails to do so without reasonable excuse he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.