Agencies Involved in Investigating and Controlling Corruption: An Analysis
Shiksha Dahiya, Karan Kataria
The welfare of the society largely depends on the acts of the government servants, who instead of performing their duties in the interest of the society, involve in anti-societal activities including corruption. Corruption is the root cause for any society’s decrement, the essence of the word “Corruption” has no specific form attached to it and can be captured through different dimensions and spheres and the consequences and outcomes of one’s actions and the impact it has on an individual’s character and society as It can be moulded and shaped according to different circumstances. “Corruption” is a well-planned and well-executed offence carried out with sophistication and precision performed in secrecy and requires mutual understanding between the parties involved which in turn benefits both the receiver and giver. As it is carried out with high precision, it becomes the most challenging crime to establish. Author has highlighted the repercussions of corruption on society at large and different institutions set up in India to prevent corruptive practices. The Paper attempts to critically analyses the agencies involved in investigating the crime of corruption Finally, it attempts to shed light on the different Agencies Incorporated by statute by the Indian parliament to control and Investigate corruption related crimes
Introduction
The word ‘Corruption’ literally means a lack of integrity or honesty. As discussed earlier, word corruption is flexible and can mean different in different situations, so its definition has always remained a matter of debate. The Oxford Universal dictionary defines “Corruption” as Dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery. Corruption cannot be a universally defined.
As per Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer (Retd).“Economic offences often are subtle murders practiced on the community or sabotage of the national economy.” Therefore, this can be construed as “Corruption”.
Corruption as an offence can be said to be criminal misconduct by a public servant while the discharge of duty as a fraudulent or illicit and illegal means by illegally benefitting from his/ her position as a public service only to obtain any valuable thing or pecuniary advantage for him or any other person(BishambarLalDaya Chand vs State of Punjab, AIR 1964 PH 175).
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