it to Parliament."
The development comes in wake of the allegations of spot-fixing in the IPL, over which three Rajasthan Royals players - including Test cricketer Sreesanth - were arrested last week. The players were charged under 420 (cheating) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Sibal said past instances of fixing in India, where attempts to prosecute the perpetrators failed due to lack of legislation dealing solely with the issue, proved it was necessary to work on such a law. "The present provisions of the IPC don't allow prosecution for match-fixing as it is not an offence," he told Indian Express newspaper. "The nearest provision under which a player or someone who indulges in match-fixing or spot-fixing can be booked is Section 420 offff |
