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Punishment for incitement to refuse or to defer payment of land revenue, tax, etc., due to the State Government.- Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, whoever, by words either spoken or written or by signs or by visible representations or otherwise, with intent to disturb public peace, safety and tranquility and the economic security of the State,- (a) encourages or incites any person or class of persons or the public generally to refuse or to defer payment of or to resist or obstruct payment or collection of,- (i) any land revenue, tax, rate, cess or other dues or amount payable to the State Government or any local authority or payable under any law or custom having the force of law for any service rendered to the community or any rent of agricultural land or anything recoverable as arrears of or along with such rent ; or (ii) any rate, cess or other dues or amount payable to the Karnataka Electricity Board; or (iii) any dues or amount payable to any co-operative society (including State or primary land development banks) registered or deemed to be registered under the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959 (Karnataka Act 11 of 1959); or (b) instigates, directly or indirectly the use of criminal force against public servants generally or any class of public servants or any individual public servant, so as to obstruct in the discharge of their public functions, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years and with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, but such rigorous imprisonment shall not be less than two years and such fine shall not be less than three thousand rupees. Explanation.- For the purposes of this section 'public servant' shall have the same meaning as in section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Central Act XLV of 1860). 3