INDIA:

POCA- The Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018, was first introduced in 1988 as an
effort by parliament to reduce and combat corruption that was rampant in governmental organisations
and enterprises operating in the public sector.
Because they are public workers, members of the police department are covered by this law. The
following are the provisions of this act:

1) Both giving and receiving bribes are illegal.

2) Those public employees who are found guilty of accepting bribes risk imprisonment for three
to seven years in addition to a monetary fine.

3) For the first time, the amendment provides that, in addition to the official who accepts a bribe,
the person who provides the bribe may now face up to seven years in jail, a fine, or both.

4) A element of "undue benefit" must be proven in every case of corruption involving a public
employee.

CVC- The Central Vigilance Commission was established by the central government in accordance
with the Central Vigilance Commission Act of 2003. The CVC serves as the watchdog charged with
conducting investigations into alleged violations of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The Central
Vigilance Commission's probe must be objective and unbiased, and it must operate independently of
executive direction. When police personnel are suspected of engaging in corrupt practises, the Central
Vigilance Commission has the authority to open an inquiry into them and can even submit the case to
the CBI.
CONCLUSION:
It was impossible to pinpoint a single cause for the misconduct in the police agency. The
compensation, hours worked, nature of the profession, and the difficulty in providing
accommodations for police officers are only a few of the factors that influence their decision to
engage in corrupt behaviour. In addition to these elements, the department's high level of corruption
might also be entirely philosophic and centered on the officials' selfishness. Another prevalent
occurrence of corrupt practises in the police department is the payment of bribes to high officials in
order to be placed at the desired area or to be promoted. to recoup the expenses related to the
erroneous transfer or promotion. The police officials attempt to recoup their expenditures by
accepting bribes from the ordinary population after spending a significant sum of money to bribe the
higher official. The common populace must frequently use the corrupt police's methods in order to
quickly escape and avoid receiving a harsher punishment. The police department and police officers
have the most visibility and are in frequent contact with the general public out of all the executive
branches of the government. To gain the public's trust and transmit a positive message, they should
act with the utmost integrity. Police cannot function effectively until and until the public has faith in
them. The primary goal of today's police officers and the department is to dispel the myth that they are
the most dishonest of all professions. The sickness of corruption, which negatively affects the general
population and is detrimental to this country's future, must be eradicated by a national commitment to
fighting it and a comprehensive approach. It will be interesting to observe how effectively India
combats the corruption epidemic.
SUGGESTIONS:
By increasing the transparency of the transfer and promotion procedures, the government may begin
to address the problem of corruption in the police force. The government should concentrate on
technology in this age of technological development so that it can create tools to combat corruption.
The government should use technology to create software that automatically posts the police officer at
the precise moment the transfer is sure to occur. It would significantly lessen the corruption that now
exists under the guise of requesting payment for transfers. In order to restrict personal judgments
whenever an official is promoted, the government should provide well-articulated objective standards
for the goal of promotion that should be followed. Doing so will greatly reduce the likelihood of
corruption. To stop the practise of promotion by bribery, the government might also create a
commission to examine the credentials of officials who have received promotions. This will not only
aid in minimising corruption but also in fostering healthy competition and identifying the applicant
who deserves a promotion the most. In addition to the reforms that the government and the general
public have forced upon the police officials, the police officers need to be trained and given an
environment from the very beginning of their careers where they are told that corruption is like a
termite in the system and that they must fight to exterminate that termite.