Bribery Not Protected by Parliamentary Privileges: SC

Recently, the Supreme Court (SC) overturned a 25-year-old majority opinion in the P V Narasimha Rao vs. State (CBI/Spe) Case, 1998 also known as the JMM (Jharkhand Mukti Morcha) bribery case. The SC stated that the bribery is not protected by parliamentary privileges.

  • The previous ruling had stated that lawmakers who accepted bribes could not be prosecuted for corruption if they followed through with voting or speaking in the House as agreed.
  • In the 1993 P.V. Narasimha Rao case, JMM members faced allegations of bribery for voting against a No-Confidence motion.
  • The 1998 Supreme Court ruling granted MPs immunity from prosecution in ....
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