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Penal Code, 1860 (Act No. XLV of 1860).
Punishment for
undue influence or
personation at an
election
171F. Whoever commits the offence of undue influence of personation at an
election shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term
which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.
False statement in
connection with an
election
171G. Whoever with intent to affect the result of an election makes or publishes
any statement purporting to be a statement of fact which is false and which he
either knows or believes to be or does not believe to be true, in relation to the
personal character or conduct of any candidate shall be punished with fine.
Illegal payments in
connection with an
election
171H. Whoever without the general or special authority in writing of a candidate
incurs or authorises expenses on account of the holding of any public meeting, or
upon any advertisement, circular or publication, or in any other way whatsoever
for the purpose of promoting or procuring the election of such candidate, shall be
punished with fine which may extend to five hundred taka:
Provided that if any person having incurred any such expenses not exceeding the
amount of ten taka without authority obtains within ten days from the date on
which such expenses were incurred the approval in writing of the candidate, he
shall be deemed to have incurred such expenses with the authority of the
candidate.
Failure to keep
election accounts
171I. Whoever being required by any law for the time being in force on any rule
having the force of law to keep accounts of expenses incurred at or in connection
with an election fails to keep such accounts shall be punished with fine which
may extend to five hundred taka.]
CHAPTER X
OF CONTEMPTS OF THE LAWFUL AUTHORITY OF PUBLIC SERVANTS
Absconding to avoid
service of summons
or other proceeding
172. Whoever absconds in order to avoid being served with a summons, notice or
order proceeding from any public servant legally competent, as such public
servant, to issue such summons, notice or order, shall be punished with simple
imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may
extend to five hundred taka, or with both;
or, if the summons or notice or order is to attend in person or by agent, or to
produce a document in a Court of Justice, with simple imprisonment for a term
which may extend to six month, or with fine which may extend to one thousand
taka, or with both.
Preventing service of
173. Whoever in any manner intentionally prevents the serving on himself, or on
any other person, of any summons, notice or order proceeding from any public
servant legally competent, as such public servant, to issue such summons, notice
or order,
summons or other
proceeding or
preventing
publication thereof
or intentionally prevents the lawful affixing to any place of any such summons,
notice or order,
or intentionally removes any such summons, notice or order, from any place to
which it is lawfully affixed,
or intentionally prevents the lawful making of any proclamation, under the
authority of any public servant legally competent, as such public servant, to direct
such proclamation to be made,
shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one
month, or with fine which may extend to five hundred taka, or with both;
or, if the summons, notice, order or proclamation is to attend in person or by
agent, or to produce a document in a Court of Justice, with simple imprisonment
for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to
one thousand taka, or with both.
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