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(1) If any pcrson 10 whom this section applies is w i ~ l ~ o u l rcason- able cnusc guilty of any acr or omission in breacli or his official duly, Iic shall be punjshable with fine which may exlend to five liundrcd rupezs. (2) No suit or n~lier lcgd proceedings shall lic igainsr ;my such person for da~nazts in respect of any such act or omission as aiorcsaid. (3) Thc pcrsons to whom this section applies arc the Re~is~ering Authoriiies for prepara~ion or reviuon nf elcc~oral rolls, relurning olfiucrs (which cxpression shall mean the Cl~airrnan of the Conimissioncrs of nlunicipnlities in rcferencc lo elections under thc Bengal Municipal Act, 1932), presiding officers, polling officers and any other person appointed to perform any duty in connecdon with the prcparalian or revision of an clcctoral roll. !he reccipt of nominations or withdrawal or cundidarurcs, or the recording or counling of votes a[ an eleclion; and [he cxpression "orficial duly" shall, For the purposcs of [his sccrion, bc construed accordingly, but shall not includc dulies i~nposcd orherwise than by or under '[the Bengal Municip.aI Acr, 1932, or 1hc Cnlcut[a Municipal Corporalion Act. 1980, or d ~ e Howrah Municipal Corporation Act, 19801. 'Thc wurds and figurcs "in ruIc 4 or Pan It or ~ h z Founh Schrdulc ro the Bcngd LocaI Sclf-Govcmnlcnl Acl, 1885 or in rulc 4 ol Paul I1 01 Schedule II 10 ihe Calcuaa Municipal Acl. 1913.ot'wilh thcrnvginal rcrcrcnces"Bcn. Acl IIIof 1885". and "Bcn, Act 111of 1923." wcreomi~rcd hy s.3(a)orthc Wcs~Dcn~;11LadB~~~s(ElectonlOi~~nccs~d Miscrllancou~ Provisions) (Ariicndmcnt) Acr, 1981 (Wcsf Ben. ACI XXVI OF 1984). 'The words a d fiyrcs within thc 5 q u w bnclicts wilh thc mugin31 rr[crcncc (VCR substi~urrd lor t h ~ - words md figurcs "in rulc 4 oC Part II of Schudule I1 to thc C~lcuna hlunicip~l Acr. 1951" wilh tlic marginal rcfcrcncr: "~VCSI Bcn, Act LYXIII o f 1951." by s. 3(b), ilrid 'The words and ligurcs within ~ l i c squm bnckcts wirh thc marginal rcrcrcnves wcrc substitu~ed for d ~ c words md [igurrs "hs Bcng~I Local Sclr-Govcmmcnr Acl of 1885 or thc C~lculta Municipa! Act, 1973 or thc Bcngal Municipd Aci, 1931. or thc Cd:utts hlunicbp:~l Act. 195 1 ." by s. 4, illid. '[Bcn. Ac! XV of 1932. iVes~ Ben. Act LIX o f -