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Bribery Act (No. 2 of 1965) - Sect 54

Tender of conditional pardon. [ 26, 2 of 1965]

81.
(1) At any time before the conclusion of the trial of a person charged with bribery, the Attorney-General in consultation with the Bribery Commissioner may, with the view of obtaining at the trial the evidence of any person supposed to have been directly or indirectly concerned in or privy to the offence, tender, or by writing under his hand authorize any Magistrate named by him to tender, a pardon to such person on condition of his making a full and true disclosure of the whole of the circumstances within his knowledge relating to the offence and to every other person concerned whether as principal or as abettor in the commission thereof.
(2) The Magistrate shall record in the manner prescribed by the Criminal Procedure Code the evidence on oath of every person accepting a pardon under subsection (1) and transmit the record to the Attorney-General.


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