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Who ever- (i) obstruct a Gram panchayat or an [***] or a Zilla Parishad or any Penalty for acquisition by officer or servant of interest in contract. Penalty for obstructing, Panchayat or [***l or members, employee or agent thereof or prevent or attempts to prevent any such member, employee or agent from doing anything which he is empowered or required to do under the provisions of this Act or any rule bye-law made thereunder ; or (ii) without lawful authority removes or destroys, defaces or otherwise obliterates any notice, materials, lamp post, direction post, stand post or any other property exhibited or erected by the Gram Panchayat or[***] or Zilla Parishad or under its authority, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees.