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Officers, ect. at election not to act no .Iri;',fl for candidates or to influence voting.- (1) No m*' -t.,: person who is a returing officer or a presiding or .rsm if:..sfi polling officer at an election or an officer or clerk 4 appointed by the returning officer or the presiding officer to perform any duty in connection with an . election . shall, in the conduct or the management of the election, do any act (other than the giving * ~ . of vote) for the furtherance of the proepects of the election of a candidate. /S&E ~ 5 , t ~ ~ q .,+ * ( 2 ) No such peraon as afo?&~aid, and no member of a police force, shall endeavour- (a) to persuade any peseon to give his vote ri 9s:ra:; .* t -ir&i at an election ; or yd ..ti.:;: cri 116. , ;.bn.3::%3% a3 (b) to dissuade any peraon from giving his vote an an election ; or : . S T (c) to influence the voting of any person at an election in any manner. (3) Any person who contravenes any provision of sub- section (1) or sub-section ( 2 ) shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine , or with both, f : ~ . - . i i ~ ? & ) ~ 3 2 . Breaches. of offidial duty in connection with , election.- (1) If any person to whom this section ' applies is without reasonable cause guilty of any act .lo pnrrtr: or omission in breach of his, official duty, he shall .?;, yjiiJp on.conviction, be punished with fine which may extend * ~ ~ i l i I : , t ' j to five hundred rupees .., : 7 , : : . na IZ-+i*. . . ( '. .'3?. ; : d:bw t r n r ( 2 ) No suit or oth&r legal proceedings shall lie . - . t i i t , 'I hor against any such person for damages in respect of any such act or omission as aforesaid. ( 3 ) The person to whom this section applies are ! • +. .; the returning officers, presiding officers, polling O ~ W i c e officers and.any other persons appointed to perform pact;, 7.r any duty En connection with the preparation of a ux&:.(rgm muncipal voters list, the receipt of nominations or bns pqi+i. withdrawals of candidatures or the recording or 30 ya 698 counting of votes at any election, and the , ; expresnion offieial duty shal1,for the purposes of .,,Y this section, be construed accordingly, but shall not include duties imposed otherwise than by or ndrarvoyq under this Regulation. 6 4 % 7 lcic; .10 , . 03 5nl t~~ v