Illegal payments in connection with an election
Full Text
176. Illegal payments in connection with an election.
Whoever without the general or special authority in writing of a candidate incurs or authorises expenses on account of the holding of any public meeting, or upon any advertisement, circular or publication, or in any other way whatsoever for the purpose of promoting or procuring the election of such candidate, shall be punished with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees:
Provided that if any person having incurred any such expenses not exceeding the amount of ten rupees without authority obtains within ten days from the date on which such expenses were incurred the approval in writing of the candidate, he shall be deemed to have incurred such expenses with the authority of the candidate.
Plain English Summary
Prohibits incurring or authorizing expenses for promoting a candidate's election without their written authority, subject to a fine up to 10,000 rupees.
Key Legal Elements
- Incurring or authorizing election expenses for a candidate
- Without written general or special authority from the candidate
- Covers meetings, advertisements, circulars, or other election promotions
- Exempts unauthorized expenses under 10 rupees if approved in writing by the candidate within 10 days
Punishment
Fine up to 10,000 rupees
Practical Note
This section keeps election expenditures transparent by discouraging third-party spending. Minor expenditures (up to 10 rupees) can be approved post-facto within 10 days by the candidate.
हिंदी पाठ
176. निर्वाचन के संबंध में अवैध संदाय (भुगतान)।
जो कोई किसी अभ्यर्थी के लिखित साधारण या विशेष प्राधिकार के बिना उस अभ्यर्थी के निर्वाचन को प्रोन्नत करने या कराने के प्रयोजन से कोई सार्वजनिक सभा करने में, या किसी विज्ञापन, परिपत्र या प्रकाशन पर, या किसी भी अन्य प्रकार से कोई व्यय करेगा या प्राधिकृत करेगा, वह जुर्माने से, जो दस हजार रुपये तक का हो सकेगा, दंडित किया जाएगा:
परंतु यदि किसी व्यक्ति ने ऐसा कोई व्यय, जो दस रुपये से अधिक न हो, प्राधिकार के बिना कर देने पर उस तारीख से, जिसको ऐसा व्यय किया गया था, दस दिन के भीतर अभ्यर्थी का लिखित अनुमोदन प्राप्त कर लिया हो, तो उसके बारे में यह समझा जाएगा कि उसने ऐसा व्यय अभ्यर्थी के प्राधिकार से किया है।