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Duties of persons entrusted with custody of question papers and punishment for contravention.- (1) Any person who is entrusted with the custody, or is otherwise in possession, of any question paper set for the purposes of any examination shall not supply or distribute or cause to be THE HIMACHAL PRADESH PREVENTION OF MALPRACTICES AT UNIVERSITY, BOARD OR OTHER SPECIFIED EXAMINATIONS ACT, 1984 3 supplied or distributed any copy thereof or communicate the contents thereof to any person or give publicity thereto in any manner, except in accordance with the instructions given to him in writing by the authority which entrusted the custody or gave possession thereof to him. (2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.