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03 May, 2015 11:09 PM

No scope for reform of convicted official: SC

No scope for reform of convicted official: SC There is no scope for a public official convicted of corruption to reform, and his punishment under the country's anti-corruption law is meant to reflect the public’s abhorrence for his crime, the Supreme Court has held.

In a short judgment analysing the penological philosophy behind punishment for offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, the apex court observed that there is no room for sympathy or leniency towards a public servant convicted of corruption. In fact, the 1988 statute does not even give scope for a corrupt public servant to reform, the judgment said.

The 11-page verdict delivered by a three-judge bench recently reasons that once a public official is convicted under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, he automatically loses his job. This situation affords him no second chance to redeem his conduct in public life.

Read more @ http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/no-scope-for-reform-of-convicted-official-sc/article7167275.ece



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