Govt working to make private sector bribery a crime: PM
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the government is considering changes in the law to make private sector bribery a criminal offence. New Delhi: With the alleged involvement of big corporates in a spate of scams apparently weighing on his mind, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the government is considering changes in law to make private sector bribery a criminal offence. “We must also not forget the distinction between a deliberate attempt at wrongdoing and honest mistakes, sometimes inevitable in decision-making processes under conditions of uncertainty,” the Prime Minister said. On CBI Director’s concerns of pending sanctions of prosecution and delay in trials, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said government has decided that if an authority refuses to grant permission for investigation or sanction for prosecution, the reasons for such denial would have to be informed to the next higher authority.
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