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Breaches of official duty in connection with election.— 109 (1) If any person to whom this section applies is without reasonable cause guilty of any act or omission in breach of his official duty, he shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees. [(1) If any person to whom this section applies is, without reasonable cause, guilty of any act or omission in breach of his official duty, he shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to ten thousand rupees.] (2) No suit or other legal proceedings shall lie against any such person for damages in respect of any such act or omission as aforesaid. (3) The persons to whom this section applies are the returning officers, presiding officers, polling officers and any other persons appointed to perform any duty in connection with the preparation of a municipal voters’ list, the receipt of nominations or 109 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 31 withdrawals of candidatures or the recording or counting of votes at any election, and the expression “official duty” shall, for the purposes of this section, be construed accordingly, but shall not include duties imposed otherwise than by or under this Act.