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Section 136 – The Representation of the People Act,1951

The Representation of the People Act,1951

Section 136. Other offences and penalties therefor

(1) A person shall be guilty of an electoral offence if at any election he-

(a) Fraudulently defaces or fraudulently destroys any nomination paper; or

(b) Fraudulently defaces destroys or removes any list, notice or other document affixed by or under the authority of returning officer; or

(c) Fraudulently defaces or fraudulently destroys any ballot paper or the official mark on any ballot paper or any declaration of identity or official envelope used in connection with voting by postal ballot; or

(d) Without due author supplies any ballot paper to any person 1[or receives any, ballot paper from any person or in possession of any ballot paper] or

(e) Fraudulently puts into any ballot box anything other than the ballot paper which he is authorised by law to put in; or

(f) Without due authority destroys, takes, opens or otherwise interferes with any ballot box or ballot papers than in use for the purposes of the election; or Fraudulently or without due authority, as the case may be, attempts to do any of the foregoing acts or wilfully aids or abets the doing of any such acts.

(2) Any person guilty of an electoral offence under this section shall, –

(a) If he is returning officer or an assistant returning officer or a presiding officer at a polling station or any other officer or clerk employed on official duty in connection with the election be punishable with imprisonment for a term, which may extend to two years or with fine or with both;

(b) If he is any other person, be punishable with imprisonment for a term, which may extend to six months or with fine or with both.

(3) For the purposes of this section, a person shall be deemed to be on official duty if his duty is to take part in the conduct of an election or part of an election including the counting of votes or to be responsible after ail election for the used ballot papers and other documents in connection with such election but the expression “official duty” shall not include any duty imposed otherwise than by or under this Act 2[* * *]

3[(4) An offence punishable under subsection (2) shall be cognizable.]

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1. Ins. by Act 27 of 1956, sec. 70.

2. Certain words omitted by Act 58 of 1958, sec. 39.

3. Subs. by Act 47 of 1966, sec. 60, for subsection (4) (w.e.f 14-12-1966)

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