ACTS
OF PARLIAMENT
EXTRACTS
FROM THE INDIAN PENAL CODE (45 OF 1860).
False statement
in connection with an election
Illegal
payments, in connection with an election
Failure to keep
election accounts
Statements
conducing to public mischief
Statements
creating or promoting enmity, hatred or ill-will
between classes
Offence under
sub-section (2) committed in place of worship, etc
171G. False statement in
connection with an election.-Whoever with intent
to affect the result of an election makes or
publishes any statement purporting to be a statement
of fact which is false and which he either knows or
believes to be false or does not believe to be true,
in relation to the personal character or conduct of
any candidate shall be punished with fine.
171H. Illegal payments, in
connection with an election.-Whoever without the
general or special authority in writing of a
candidate incurs or authorises expenses on account of
the holding of any public meeting, or upon any
advertisement, circular or publication, or in any
other way whatsoever for the purpose of promoting or
procuring the election of such candidate, shall be
punished with fine which may extend to five hundred
rupees:
Provided that if any person having incurred any such
expenses not exceeding the amount of ten rupees
without authority obtains within ten days from the
date on which such expenses were incurred the
approval in writing of the candidate, he shall be
deemed to have incurred such expenses with the
authority of the candidate.
171-I. Failure to keep
election accounts.-Whoever being required by any
law for the time being in force or any rule having
the force of law to keep accounts of expenses
incurred at or in connection with an election fails
to keep such accounts shall be punished with fine
which may extend to five hundred rupees.
1505. Statements conducing
to public mischief.-(1) Whoever
makes, publishes or circulates any statement, rumor
or report,-
(a) with intent to cause, or which is likely to
cause, any officer, soldier, sailor or airman in the
Army, Navy or Air Force of India to mutiny or
otherwise disregard or fail in his duty as such; or
(b) with intent to cause, or which is likely to
cause, fear or alarm to the public, or to any section
of the public whereby any person may be induced to
commit an offence against the State or against the
public tranquility; or
(c) with intent to incite, or which is likely to
incite, any class or community of persons to commit
any offence against any other class or community,
shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend
to three years, or with fine, or with both
(2) Statements creating or
promoting enmity, hatred or ill-will between classes.-Whoever
makes, publishes or circulates any statement or
report containing rumour or alarming news with intent
to create or promote, or which is likely to create or
promote, on grounds of religion, race, place of
birth, residence, language, caste or community or any
other ground whatsoever, feelings of enmity, hatred
or ill-will between different religious, racial,
language or regional groups or castes or communities,
shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend
to three years, or with fine, or with both.
(3) Offence under
sub-section (2) committed in place of worship, etc.-Whoever
commits an offence specified in sub-section (2) in
any place of worship or in any assembly engaged in
the performance of religious worship or religious
ceremonies, shall be punished with imprisonment which
may extend to five years and shall also be liable to
fine.
Exception.-It does not amount to an offence,
within the meaning of this section, when the person
making, publishing or circulating any such statement,
rumour or report, has reasonable grounds for
believing that such statement, rumour or report is
true and makes, publishes or circulates it in good
faith and without any such intent as aforesaid.
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S.505 has been reproduced here as amended from time
to time
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