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Bribery Act (No. 2 of 1965) - Sect 52

Person giving gratification not to be treated as accomplice. [5 25, 2 of 1965.]

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(1) In any proceedings for bribery before a District Court or commission of inquiry, the giver of a gratification shall be a competent witness against the person accused of taking the gratification and shall not be regarded as an accomplice, and the decision or finding of the court or commission shall not be illegal merely because it proceeds upon the uncorroborated testimony of such giver.
(2) In any proceedings against any person under this Act, the spouse of that person shall be a competent witness.

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