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Penalty for misconduct at polling station.- . (1) Any person who during the hours fixed for poll at *luiifO! : any pollirig sta€ionmisconducts himself or fails to OJ '.. obey the lawful directions of the presiding officer, may be removed from the -polling station by the presiding officer or by any police officer on duty or . rraJlaivc.z b y - any person -authorised in thia behalf by such b*n@in~.k preiri$inq~.of f icer. yJPi3. bnn 5: . , ( 2 ) The powers conferred by sub-section (1) , .ahallnot be exercised so as to prevent any voter who '"3" Aka otherwise. entitled to vote at a polling station 5366 . s!f3 ntfron hving an dpportunity of voting at that station. cni i foq xqi 1 .. -. . . ( 3 ) If any person who has been so removed from a polling station re-enters the polling atation without 3ors13na =%he- -permismion of the presiding officer, he .hall ziLduq"~n conviction, be punished with Lmprisonment 'for a foai*dJ hem rtiich may extend to three month^, or with fine @si6uho~qs?which bay, exthnd to two hundred and fifty rupees, or " ' 0 ~@ed4*ith both. ,. -..., ~ ~ ...,. . , ., . . . , r :m ~. , ? s # s ~ s ~ ; : J ? ~ " yi-zsbrtasib 6 ni 53s ,18i*r?9dJo 10 ,3&aii i d \ Iff: 5 0 sPfljr7jfla ed3 $6 lo nid3j.w ,xsnrrea 9;tnvixc: r o ~ r l d u q yrrs n i x o noijsse eni.ilnq , f<r*?sdJ bood+uodifgien ad* :ri s:>slq ( 4 ) An offence under sub-section ( 3 ) shall be cognizable. >'