BNS174
BNS Section 174: Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election
Ch IX · Of Offences Relating to Elections
Gazette p.63
Punishment punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year or with fine, or with both
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Arrest, bail & court
- Non-cognizable · Bailable · Magistrate of the first class
From the BNSS, 2023, First Schedule (machine-extracted; check the Schedule for anything consequential).
Verbatim · BNS174. Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election.— Whoever commits the offence of undue influence or personation at an election shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year or with fine, or with both.
Cite as: Section 174, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023)