(1) At the time or before, presenting an election petition, the petitioner or petitioners shall deposit, in the treasury a sum of Rupees five hundred in cash or in Government promissory notes of equal value, as security for all costs that may become payable by him or them.
(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 representative.
(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.