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Supreme Court rules MPs/MLAs not immune from prosecution for accepting bribes, emphasizing the importance of representative democracy.

Reserving judgment in October last year, the seven-judge Bench orally observed that legislators cannot escape from the law by claiming immunity of office or privilege under Articles 105(2) or 194(2) of the Constitution merely because the incident of bribery was completed outside the House.

The Bench said receiving a bribe was a crime under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The place of occurrence did not matter

Twenty-five years after a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court inoculated MPs and MLAs who take kickbacks to vote or make speeches in a particular manner in the House from criminal prosecution, the Centre told a larger seven-judge Bench on Wednesday that the majority verdict in the infamous JMM bribery…

SC asks 7-judge Bench to decide if MPs/MLAs who take bribes to cast votes/deliver speeches enjoy immunity. CJI Chandrachud to constitute Bench urgently. Minority judgment in JMM bribery case opined immunity doesn't extend to bribe-taking. CJ leans towards minority view. Appeal by JMM leader Sita Soren who sought immunity from…

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