Section 43, The Anti-Corruption Act, 2000

(1) If, in any proceedings for an offence under this Act, it is proved that the accused accepted any advantage,believing or suspecting or having grounds to believe or suspect that the advantage was given on account of his doing or abstaining from doing anything as is referred to in this Act, it shall be no defence that— a. he did not actually have the power, right or opportunity to do so or abstain; b. he accepted the advantage without intending so to do or abstain; or c. he did not in fact so do or abstain (2) If in any proceedings for an offence under this Act, it is proved that the accused offered any advantage to any other person as an inducement to or reward for or otherwise on account of that other person's doing or abstaining from doing, or having done or abstained from doing, any act as is referred to in this Act, believing or suspecting or having reason to believe or suspect that such other person had the power, right or opportunity so to do or abstain from doing, it shall be no defence that such other person had no such power, right or opportunity. Person giving or receiving bribe not regarded as accomplice