Liquor not to be sold, given or distributed on polling day
Section 135C of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 deals with liquor not to be sold, given or distributed on polling day. No spirituous, fermented or intoxicating liquors or other substances of a like nature shall be sold, given or distributed at a hotel, eating house, tavern, shop or any other place, public or private, within a polling area during the period of forty-eight hours ending with the hour fixed for the conc The Act came into force on 17 Jul 1951.
(1) No spirituous, fermented or intoxicating liquors or other substances of a like nature shall be sold, given or distributed at a hotel, eating house, tavern, shop or any other place, public or private, within a polling area during the period of forty-eight hours ending with the hour fixed for the conclusion of the poll for any election in that polling area.
(2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1), shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine, which may extend to two thousand rupees, or with both.
(3) Where a person is convicted of an offence under this section, the spirituous, fermented, or intoxicating liquors or other substances of a like nature found in his possession shall be liable to confiscation and the same shall be disposed of in such manner as may be prescribed.]
Section 135C, The Representation of the People Act, 1951 (Act 43 of 1951).
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Questions about Section 135C
What does Section 135C of the Representation of the People Act deal with?
Section 135C of the Representation of the People Act is headed "Liquor not to be sold, given or distributed on polling day". No spirituous, fermented or intoxicating liquors or other substances of a like nature shall be sold, given or distributed at a hotel, eating house, tavern, shop or any other place, public or private, within a polling area during the period of forty-eight hours ending with the hour fixed for the conc
How do I find court cases under Section 135C of the Representation of the People Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: RP Act 1951 135C, section 135C RP Act 1951, section 135C of the Representation of the People Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 135C of the Representation of the People Act, and has it changed?
2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it.
When did Section 135C of the Representation of the People Act come into force?
Section 135C of the Representation of the People Act, cited as RP Act 1951 135C, came into force on 17 Jul 1951, having been enacted on 17 Jul 1951. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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