Representation of the People Act,1951
Act No : 43
Section :
Disturbances at election meetings.
127.Disturbances at election meetings. (1) Any person who at a public meeting to which this section applies acts, or incites others to act, in a disorderly manner for the purpose of preventing the transaction of the business for which the meeting was called together, 3[shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 5[six months or with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees,] or with both".] 5["1A) An offence punishable under sub-section (1) shall be cognizable."] (2) This section applies to any public meeting of a political character held in any constituency between the date of the issue of a notification under this Act calling upon the constituency to elect a member or members and the date on which such election is held. (3) If any police officer reasonably suspects any person of committing an offence under sub-section (1), he may, if requested so to do by the chairman of the meeting, require that person to declare to him immediately his name and address and, if that person refuses or fails so to declare his name and address, or if the police officer reasonably suspects him of giving a false name or address, the police officer may arrest him without warrant. 2[127A.Restrictions on the printing of pamphlets, posters, etc. (1) No person shall print or publish, or cause to be printed or published, any election pamphlet or poster which does not bear on its: face the names and addresses of the printer and the publisher thereof. (2) No person shall print or cause to be printed any election pamphlet or poster- (a) unless a declaration as to the identity of the publisher thereof, signed by him and attested by two persons to whom he is personally known, is delivered by him to the printer in duplicate ; and ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Subs. by Act 47 of 1966, s. 54 for subsection (1) (w.e.f. 14-12- 1966). 2 Ins. by Act 40 of 1961, s.26 (w.e.f. 20-9-1961) 3.Subs. by Act 1 of 1989, s.14( w.e.f. 15-3-1989) 4. Subs. by Act 21 of 1996, s. 10 (w.e.f. 1-8-1996). 5. Subs. and Ins. by s. 11, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-8-1996). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 92A (b) unless, within a reasonable time after the printing of the document, one copy of the declaration is sent by the printer, together with one copy of the document,- (i) where it is printed in the capital of the State, to the Chief Electoral Officer; and (ii) in any other case, to the district magistrate of the district in which it is printed, (3).For the purposes of this section,- (a) any process for multiplying copies of a document, other than copying it by hand, shall be deemed to be printing and the expression "printer" shall be construed accordingly ; and (b) "election pamphlet or poster" means any printed pamphlet, hand-bill or other document distributed for the purpose of promoting or prejudicing the election of a candidate or group of candidates or any placard or poster having reference to an election, but does not include any hand-bill, placard or poster merely announcing the date, time, place and other particulars of an election meeting or routine instructions to election agents or workers. (4) Any person who contravences any of the provisions of sub- section (1) or sub-section (2) shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees, or with both.]
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