India: White Collar Crime, Anti-Corruption & Fraud

India follows a common law system where the civil court structure is defined and governed by the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 (CPC). The hierarchy of civil courts begins with the civil judge (Junior division)/Munsiff courts followed by a civil judge (Senior Division), district courts at the district level. The supervisory jurisdiction over all district courts in a state vests with the High Court having jurisdiction over such state. At the pinnacle, is the Supreme court of India – which is the country’s highest constitutional court.

When Parliament reduces the punishment for an offence, a question that immediately arises is whether those already facing prosecution for that offence receive the benefit of the reduction in punishment/penal consequences.

The objective of this webinar was to address how international investors can calibrate Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption (ABAC) risk in India without killing deals.