| Category of Bare Act | Name of the Act | Year of Promulgation |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal Laws | Indian Penal Code | 1860 |
| Act Number | Enactment Date | Chapter Number |
| 45 | 06.10.1860 | 9A |
| Chapter Title | Sub-Chapter | Legislated by |
| Of Offence Relating To Elections | - | Parliament of India |
1[171D. Personation at elections.- Whoever at an election applies for a voting paper or votes in the name of any other person, whether living or dead, or in a fictitious name, or who having voted once at such election applies at the same election for a voting paper in his own name, and whoever abets, procures or attempts to procure the voting by any person in any such way, commits the offence or personation at an election:
2[Provided that nothing in this section shall apply to a person who has been authorised to vote as proxy for an elector under any law for the time being in force in so far as he votes as a proxy for such elector.]]
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1. Section 171D ins. by Act 39 of 1920, sec. 2.
2. Ins. by Act 24 of 2003, sec. 5 (w.e.f. 22-9-2003)
| Offence Description | Punishment provided | Cognizable/Non-Cognizable |
|---|---|---|
| Bribery | Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both, or if treating only, fine only. | Non-Cognizable |
| Bailable/Non-Bailable | Trial Court Details | Compoundable/Non-Compoundable |
| Bailable | Magistrate of the first class | Non-Compoundable |
| Compoundable by Whom | Concerned Ministry | Concerned Department |
| Non-Compoundable | Ministry of Home Affairs | Department of Internal Security |