( 1 ) If any pcrson 10 whom this section applies is w i ~ l ~ o u l rcasonable 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~ i s~e r ing 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 I t or ~ h z Founh Schrdulc ro the Bcngd LocaI Sclf-Govcmnlcnl Acl, 1885 or in rulc 4 o l Paul I1 01 Schedule I I 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 I 1 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!
X V of 1932.
iVes~ Ben.
Act LIX o f -
1980.
West Ben.
Acl LVltl of
1980.1 Tile West Bellgal Local Bodies (EIectoral Oflet~ces olrrl 353 Miscellaneous Provisiot~s) Act, 1952.
11. ( I ) Any pcrson whoa1 any elecrionfraudulcnlly rakes, orairempis Removal or ballot papers : to rake, a balloi papcr our of apolling slation, or wilfully aids or abers hc r,,,, piling doing of any such acr, shall be punishable wirh imprisonmen! for a lenn s t a t i ~ n t o k rn olicncc.
which may exlend lo onc ycar or with fine which may extend ro five h u n d ~ ~ d rupees or wirh bolh.
(2) If the presiding officer of a polling slation has reason to bclicvc rhal any person is cornmirring or has commirted an ofltncl:
punishable undcr sub-seclion ( I ) , such officer may, bcforc such person leaves [he polling starion, arresl or dirccr n police officer ro arrcst such pcrson and may scarch such person or causc him lo he searched by n policc officer:
Providcd h a t when ii is necessary 10 cause a woman to bc starched, the search shall be made by anothcr woman with strict rcgard lo dcccncy .
(3) Any ball01 paper found upon the person arrcslcd on scarch shall be madc ovcr Tor safe cusrody Lo il police officer by lhc presiding officer, or when dle search is made by a policc officer, shall be kepr by such officer in safe cuslody.
(4) An offencc punishable under sub-scc~ion ( I ) shall be cognizable.