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Penalty for illegal hiring or procuring of conveyances at election.— If any person is guilty of any such corrupt practice as is specified in clause (5) of section 23 at or in connection with an election, he shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to two hundred and fifty rupees. [29. Penalty for illegal hiring or procuring of conveyances at election.— If any person is guilty of any such corrupt practice as is specified in clause (5) of Section 23 at or in connection with an election, he shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to five thousand rupees.] 108 Substituted vide the Goa Jan Vishwas (Laws Amendment) Act, 2026 (Goa Act 2 of 2026), as per section 3 of the Act the fines and penalties provided under various provisions in the enactments shall be increased by ten percent of the minimum amount of penalty, as the case may be, specified therefor, after the expiry of every three years from the date of commencement of the Act 30