Seeking ‘sexual favour’ is graft under new proposed law

NEW DELHI: Seeking “sexual favour” can be considered as bribe and people can be penalised for it under a new law proposed by a parliamentary committee. In its report on new anti-corruption bill, the Select Committee of Rajya Sabha has endorsed Law Commission’s report and recommended inclusion of “undue advantage” in a relevant provision of the proposed legislation to cover “any gratification other than legal remuneration”, including sexual favours, to explain offence relating to public servant being bribed.

her home on Saturday as she was allegedly denied sports quota that would have got her a free-of-cost room in her college hostel and a proper diet. Pooja was the student of BA second year at General Shivdev Singh Diwan Gurbachan Singh Khalsa College.