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(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. (2) An offence punishable under sub-section (1) shall be cognizable. (3) No suit or other legal proceeding shall lie against any such person for damages in respect of any such act or omission as aforesaid. (4) The persons to whom this section applies are the Returning Officers, Assistant Returning Officers, Presiding Officers, Polling Officers and any other persons appointed to perform any duty in connection with the receipt of nomination or withdrawal of candidatures, or the recording or counting of votes at an election; and the expression “official duty” shall for the purposes of this section be constructed accordingly; but shall not include duties imposed otherwise than by or under this Act. Penalty for misconduct at the polling station. Penalty for illegal hiring or procuring of conveyances at elections. Breaches of a official duty in connection with election. 1962: Guj. X] Gujarat Co-operative Societies Act, 1961