(1) At the time of, or before, presenting an election petition, the petitioner or petitioners shall deposit in the treasury a sum of rupees two hundred towards security.
(2) If the petitioner by whom the deposit referred to in sub-rule (1) withdraws his election petition, and in any other case, after, final orders have been passed on the election petition, the deposit shall, after such amount as may be ordered to be paid as costs, charges and expenses has been deducted, be returned to the Petitioner by whom it was made, and if the petitioner dies during the course of the enquiry into the election petition, any such deposit if made by him, shall after the amount of such costs as may be ordered to be paid, have been deducted, be returned to his legal heirs.
(3) All applications for the refund of a deposit shall be made to the Election Tribunal who shall pass orders thereon in accordance with these rules.