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Repoval of ballot papera from polling station to be an offence.- (1) Any person who, at any election, fraudulently takes, or attempts to take, a $16 3; ballot paper out of a polling scation, or wilfully on ..tr aids or abets the doing of any such act shall on I n pn.51~ conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term * x R [ ~ 1~ - which may extend to one year, or with fine which may p ~ ~ b ~ ~ ~ z ? extend to five hundred rupees, or with both. n6 1 i . f ~ ~ f nsmspanar ( 2 ) If the presiding officer of a polling p n r v t y station has reason to believe that any person is fo a j . ~ w g committing or has committed an offence punishable under sub-section ( I ) , such officer m y , before such person leaves the polling station arrest or direct a ~z.ainsm or police officer to arrest such person and may search such peison or cause him to be searched by a police officer : .3Jov e r a 5 Provided that when it is necessary to cause a woman to be searched, the search shall be made by ax$ p n r v ' another woman with strict regard to decency. I . . . ( 3 ) Any ballot paper found upon the person r :, -*'u u, I:: ' t arrested on search shall be - made over for ' safe 7 1 ,;. . :n: cuatbdy'to a police officer by the presiding officer, or when thesearch is made by a police officer, shall be kept by such officer in safe cuitody. t, ,<. .: >+a slri :; ~2~ .! (4) An offence punishable under sub- section ,y.-, .< >~~..*.. ... . . (1) #hall be cognizable. asjr.: I<* 2, ! b g ~ r , . . . , a Y,,I