Lawgist127Disturbances at election meetings
(1) Any person who at a public meeting to which this section applies acts, or incites others to act, in a disorderly manner for the purpose of preventing the transaction of the business for which the meeting was called together, 1[shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 2[six months or with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees], or with both.]
3[(1A) An offence punishable under sub-section (1) shall be cognizable.]
(2) This section applies to any public meeting of a political character held in any constituency between the date of the issue of a notification under this Act calling upon the constituency to elect a member or members and the date on which such election is held.
(3) If any police officer reasonably suspects any person of committing an offence under sub-section (1), he may, if requested so to do by the chairman of the meeting, require that person to declare to him immediately his name and address and, if that person refuses or fails so to declare his name and address, or if the police officer reasonably suspects him of giving a false name or address, the police officer may arrest him without warrant.
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1. Subs. by Act 1 of 1989, s. 14, for certain words (w.e.f. 15-3-1989).
2. Subs. by Act 21 of 1996, s. 11, for certain words (w.e.f. 1-8-1996).
3. Ins. by s. 11, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-8-1996).
- 125 Promoting enmity between classes in connection with election
- 125A Penalty for filing false affidavit, et
- 126 Prohibition of public meetings during period of forty-eight hours ending with hour fixed for conclusion of poll
- 126A Restriction on publication and dissemination of result of exit polls, etc
- 126B Offences by companies
- 127 Disturbances at election meetings
- 127A Restrictions on the printing of pamphlets, posters, etc
- 128 Maintenance of Secrecy of voting
- 129 Officers, etc., at elections not to act for candidates or to influence voting
- 130 Prohibition of canvassing in or near polling stations
- 131 Penalty for disorderly conduct in or near polling stations
- 132 Penalty for misconduct at the polling station
- 132A Penalty for failure to observe procedure for voting
- 133 Penalty for illegal hiring or procuring of conveyance at elections
- 134 Breaches of official duty in connection with elections
- 134A Penalty for Government servants for acting as election agent, polling agent or counting agen
- 134B Prohibition of going armed to or near a polling station
- 135 Removal of ballot papers from polling station to be an offence
- 135A Offence of booth capturing
- 135B Grant of paid holiday to employees on the day of pol
- 135C Liquor not to be sold, given or distributed on polling da
- 136 Other offences and penalties therefor
- 137 Omitted.
- 138 Repealed.
