The GOVERNMENT OF INDJA MINISTRY OF HOME.AFFAIRS SECRETARIAT OF THE GURDWARA ELECTION COMMISSION EXTRACTS FROM THE: SIKH GURDWARA S, ACT, 1925

.~ GOVERNMENT OF INDJA MINISTRY OF HOME.AFFAIRS SECRETARIAT OF THE CURDWARA ELECTION COMMISSION EXTRACTS FROM THE: SIKHGURDWARAS, ACT, 1925. PART I .CHAPTER I 2. In this Act, unless there is any\hiJigrepugnant' Definitions. in ~he subject'or context- (I) "Board" means the Board constituted under Board the provision'ofPartIII. (vii) "Minister" means,an office-holder to whom Minister either solely or along with others the control of the management or performance of public. worship in a Gurdwara and ofthe rituals and ceremonies, observed therein is entrusted: Provided tha~ an office-holdertowhom either solely or alongwith others the performance of public worship in a Gurdwara and of the rituals and ceremonies observed therein is not entruted directly shall not be deemed to be a MInister for the purposeofsections 134 and 135. (6) "Prescribed" means prescribed by rules made Prescribed ':~~:et::,: :ct.~ny 1 (8) place means .any person '1 Resident. having a fixed place of abode or owning immovable property or cultivRling land or practising a profession( or carrying on busin~ss, or personally working for gain, in that place. ! 3 I ~Sikh Sikh. (9) "Sikh" means a person who professes ,.~) ':Constituency" means a constituency for the religion or. in the case of a deceased person. \Vho electIon of a member or membersofthe Board or Com professed the Sikh religion or was known to be a Sikh mittee. during his life time. Ifany question arises as to whether (17) "Comlnissioner, Gurdwara Election" means the .officer appointed by the Government of ~he State of any living person is or is not a Sikh, he shall bedeemed Punjab, Haryana or Himachal Pradesh or the Adminis respectively to be or not, to be a'Sikh according as be trator of the Union TerrijoryofChandigarh, as the case makes or refuses to make in such manner as the State maybe, toperform the dutiesofthe Commissioner,Gur Government may prescribe the following declaration :_ lIlwara Electionsin relationto the election of membersof I solemnlY,affirm that I am a Sikh, that I believe Committees constituted for the Notified.Sikh Gurdwaras in tbe Guru Granth Sahib, that I belieye locared wilhin the State or the Union Territ,ory. in the Ten Gurus, and that I have no other (l7-A) "Chief Commissioner, Gurdwara EleCli('ln~' , religion. !Deans t.be officer appomted by t e Central Government under section 47-A. - (10) "Amritdhari Sikh" means and 'includes every PARTTIl person who has taken Khande-ka-amrit orKhanda'pabUJ CHAPTERV / prepared and administerep according to the tenets of 40. For the purposes of this Act there shall be cons Board,cQ=it tees and Com SiRh religi'on and'rites at the hands offive pyaras Or tituted a Boardand for every NotifiedSikh Gurdwara a QjissioD to be 'beloveil oneS'. / committeeof managementand there shall also be consti constituted for i~ thepurposes of _ (lO-A) 'Sahjdhari Sikh~mean a person- tuted fromtimet6 time aJudicial Commission the ma this Act. nner hereinafter provided. (i) who performs ceremOliies according to Sikh rites ; CHAPTER vI' (ii) wh,o does not use tobacco orKutha (Halal 42. (I) The Board shall be known by such name as Nameof Board meet) in any form; may be decided .upon at a general meeting of the first (iii)" who is not a Patit ; and Boardconstituted undertheprovisionsof this Act,provi (iv) who can recite Mul ~anter. dedtbat notless than three-fifthsofthemembers present at themeetinghavevotedin favour of the nameSelected (II) "Patil" means a person who being a Kesha: ~he S'lat~ and that sucb name has been approved by dhari Sikh trims or shaves his beard or keshas or who Government. after taking amri~ commits anyone or \l\ore of (be (2) If theBoard fails to selectanameinaccordance 'four Kurahitl. I '~ith theprovisions ofsub-section0)orthename selected Notified Sikh (12) "NotifiedSikhGurdwara" meansanygurdwara is not~pprovedby the State Government theBoardsh~1I Gurdwara. declared by'notiyication by the State Government under be designated the CentralBoard. the provision of this Act to be a Sikh Gurdwara. ~Or­ fill ..'(3)' The Board shall by such name be Ii body (15) "Election" means an t;le.ction to a seat Qt seats in the Board or Committee cons~ituted under Sec, porate andsball have'a perpetual succession·and a CQ inmon seal andshall-by such name Sue and be suee. ti0\15 43, 86 or 87. 4 5 t~~el 43-A. (1) Whenever a new Bo.ard within. ning of section 51 is constituted, It shallconsist of_ . s~.ectedshall be plural constituencies; each returning two members of whom one shall be a Sikh belongingto (i) one'hunderd and seventy elected membes; a~y ofthe ScheduledCastes notified assuch under Article (ii) the Head Ministers of l~e Darbar ~ahib 341 of the.constitution ofIndia and the other shall bea Amritsar, and the foJlowwg five Takha~ Sikh' who does not belong to any of those Scheduled Castes, , namely,- (3) The Central Government shall fro~ tim:to the Sri Akal Takhat Sahib, Amritsar, time and after such consultation with the Board or as the Sri Takhat Keshgarh Sahib,Anandpur. it considers proper, select thirty constituencies, otber "the Sri Takhat Patoa Sahib, Patoa, than those provided under suh-section (2), which shall the Sri Takhat Hazur Sahib, Naoded; aad be plural constituencies; each two members of ~hom theSriTakhatDamdamaSahib,TalwandiSabo one shall be a women ; Bhatinda, Puojab; and ' Provided thatout of tbirtyseats reserved for women five seats shall be reserved for women belonging to the (iii)fifteen membersresidentinIndia, of whom'not Scheduled Castes. more'than five shall be residents 0f PUnjab, 45. .(1) A person shall ,not be eligible for election Qualification. co-opted by the .members of the Board''as ef deetcd described in clauses (i) and (ii). as member ofthe Board if such person- members. - (i) is of unsound mind; (2) The Central Government shall, as Soon as (ii) is an undischarged insolvent; may,be, call a meeting of the membersof the Board (iii) is a patit ; described in clauses (i) and (i,) of sub-section (I) for the (iv) is a minister of a Notified Sikh Gurdwara,' purpose ofco-optingthe members describedinclause(iii) , other 'than the head minister of tbe Darbar ofthat.sub-seetion,and after themembers have been co: Sahib, Amritsar, 0': of one of the five Sikh opted"the.CentralGovernmentshallnotify the fact ofthe Takhats specified in clause (ii) of 5ub-section Board having been duly constituted and the date ~f the (1) of section 43; publication ofthenoti,fication shall bedeemed to be the (v) is a paid servant of any Notified Sikh Gur date of the constitution of the Board. dwara. or ofthe Board other than a member 44. (1) Theelected members ofthe Board shall'be of the executive ~ommittee of the Board; retu'rned from such constituencies as may be specified by (vi) being a keshadhari Sikh is not a amritdhari; theCentralGovernmentafter'consultationwith the'Boar~. (vii) tak~s alcoholic drinks; . (viii) not being a blind person cannot read and andexcept asprovided in sub-sections (02) and (3) each _ . write Gurmukhi. constituency shallreturn a single member. Explanation-For purposes ofclause (vlli) a person (2) TheCentralGovernmentshaH from timetotime, .s.hal] be deemed t9 be-able to':- / and aftersuch consultation with the Board as it considers .' (a) read Gurmukhi if -he is able to recite Shri proper,selecttwentyconstiluenciesand the cons(ituencies - Guru <?ran~h Sahib in ~urmu.k~i; and - ,6 (b) write Gurmukhi ifhefills his nominatio ~ 7 Gurrn:~,~ for election to, ,the Board in ~ bis'own bandwntlng. If any question ~" • (viii) being a keshadhari Sikh is not aamrit- whelber a candI 'date" IS or IS not able t' alls II dhari : o and write Gurmukhi the question Sb ,rta. (ix) takes alcoholic drinks; decidedm . suchmanner as may be pres al . l l"',= (x) not being ablind personcannot read and .ctlb td writeGurmukhi. (2) 1'l0 person shall be eligible for electio ' DleIllber of the Board I 'f h e ' IS not regI . stered IoI~ ~, ~ ExpIQlIQtion.-For purposesofclause(x) a'personshall .electoral roll o'fany.constituency. ·~I be deemed to be able to-- (;.A) 1'l0 person shallbe eligible for election t (a) read Gurmukbi ifheIS able to recite Shri Board ifhe is JesS than twenty-fi , ve ye~rsof a , g . e. 0tbe quru Granth Sahib in Gurmukhi;and (3) '1'lo'twithstanding anything contained in S1Jh (b) writb Gurmukhi ifhe is able (0 commun icale his consent to become a memher section(I)no person'shall beprevented from Standio in Gurmukhi, in his own handwriting. If a candidatefor election asa memberofthe Boardon&;: any question arises whether a candidate around that he ispatit;but if a person elected is there is or is not ahle to read orwriteGurmu after found under the provisions of section 84 to be: khi the question sball be decidedin such • palithis election shall be void. . ' manner as may beprescribed. ~embtr Qualifications 46. A Renon shall notbec&-opted tobe a m of em no b m er i s n . ated of tbe BOard ifhe- prov 4 is 7 i . ons El o e f ct t i h o i n s s A o c f t m sh e a m ll be h r c s h o e f ld th o e n B da o t a e r s d to un h d e er fiK th ed e e D le a c t t e io o n f . Board (i)_is I~ss than twenty five years 61d; by the Central Government. (ii) isnot a Sikh I 47A.Superintendence,directionandcontrolofelection tiii) is ofunsound mind ofMembers of the Board,and of the Committees to'be (iv) is an undischarged insolvent; vested in the Gurdwara,Election Commission.-(I) .The superintendence,direction and control of the preparation (v) is a patit,; of the electoral rolls for and the conduct ofelection of (vi) is minister of a Notified Sikh Gurdwara Members of the Board and ofthe Committees shall be otherthentheheadminister ofthe Daibar' vested in a Commission to be known as the Gurdwara Sahib. Amritsar, or of any of the fi,~ ElectionCommission. Sikh Takhats specified in clause (ii) Qf (IA) The Gurdwara Election Commission shall sub-section (I) ofsection 43; consist of the Chief Commissioner. Gurdwara ElecHo. (vii) is a paid ser~ant ofany Notified Sikh Gur whomayperformsuchofhisfunctionsas emayconsid« dwaraoroftheBoard,otherthanamember .ecessarythrough-the COm~issioner,Gurdwa-raEleCti~_ of the executi,e committeeoftho BoardI concerDed. 8 . 9 P.u~jab,Rl\~ (2) TheGovernmentoftheStat:,of JIimachal Pradesh orthe AdmlDlstrator i. ~) is a Sikh more than twenty-one years of age, · ofth Union Territory of ChandIgarh shall wh' t who has I\ad his name registered as a voter in such required by the Gurdwara Election C O e Il o JOlS.'Q mannerasmaybeprecribed; ssion m , a . kel:tvailableto C the ' Gur , dwara EI eetl . o [- Provided tbat no person shall be registered as an C mlJ1JSSlOn or tothe ommlsslOner, Gurdw II a elector who Elections concerned" such staff and ra trims or shaves his beardorkeshasexcept ,,' b'd Other (a) faCIlities as may et~ceonsl ered necocnefsesrarr~dfor in case of Sahajdhari Sikbs; the performance of function.s (b) smokes: t.he Gurdwara ElectIOn Commission bYsuObil (c) takes alcoholic drinks. sec!ion(l). - Right to vote. 50, (1) Every person registered on theoelectoral roll (3) Thestaff made av.ailable under sub-sect,'oo(~ for !he time beiog in force for any constituency for the and all other officers and staff engaged in election ofa member or membcrs of the Board shall be the work ofpreparation ofelectoral ro s ll h s a~ • ~~ entitledwhilesoregistered, tovote at an election of a theconduct ofelectionsunderthisAct, memberormembersforthatconstituency,providedthat no 'deemed tu be on deputation to theGurdw person shallbeentitled!o vote at an election in more ' C" aa EIec . tlon Om d mlS~Slon for the period co mOl.- than one constituency. enclDg on an lrom the date which!Da b notl'fl'ed by the GurdYwara Ejection Ceomms"sJOn (2) In any plural constituency as provided by sec tion 44, the right of voting shall be exercisable in the and ending with the date of due . , coo· following manner, that is to say, a vote may be castfor slJtutlon o.f th'e Board and of Comm,'ttee•s e'ach of the two candidates of who'm oneshallbe aSikh and accordmgly such staff shall during th . db" at, belonging to any of the Scheduled Castes referred to in peno e subject to the control, superinteii. sub-section (2) ofsection 44 and the other shall 'be a dence,and discipline of the GurdwaraElectioo Sikh who does oot belong to any of those Scheduled Commission. Castes. Electoral roll. :~nn'4e8r. An electoral roll shall be prepared in su II CHAPTER VII as may be prescribed for every constituency, :n' ch sh~1J be entereq the names of allpersons entitled' THE JUDICIAL COMMISSION ~o be reglstc;,red as voters ip that constituency, 84, If it is necessary to decide for the purpose of Docisionas to Qualifications .,49. Ever~ person shall be entilled to have his nam~ the constitution of the Board or a committee, under w so h n eth is e o r r a i p s er ofelectors, t r u eg t J d ste fJ r~do h n • the electoral roll of a' cons r Huency . con , st!· the provisions of this Act, whether a person has or has aot a patiC. o~ . e t e election ofa member or members' of' the ~~t beccme a patit the queslion shall, on application Board, w.h.o is a res,'d~nt I . I) that.constituency and- b~lDg made thereto for this purpose, be decided by the (i) * * * * * Commission. 16 CHAPTER XUI Ii.. 11 ELECTORAL OFFENCES aid~' 'lnaintliining, the secrecy of the voting and shall p P u ro h h li i c bi m tio e n eti o n f gs any 1 p 4 u 9 b . lic (1 m ) ee N t o ing pe W r l s , t o l~ n J . D sh a a n l y l c c o o n n s v t e " I n tu e e . n h cy old on O t r h a e t t d en~ n an o y t J ( a e w x ) ce c p o t m f m o u r n s i o c m at e e p \0 ur a p n o y se p a e u r t s h o o n ri . se an d y b i y nf o or r m u a n t d io e n r oncheElection day. or dates on which a poll is taken for an election a.1t calculated to violate such secrecy. . ~ that constituency. (2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of (2) Any person who contravenes the provisions sub-section (I) shall be puniShable witli imprisunment 0 sub-section (I) shall be punishable with fine which III for a term which may extend to three months or with extend to two hundred and fifty rupees. a~ Ine or with both. Disturbancesat 150. (I) Any pers . on who at a . pU . blic meetin g ~ 152. (I) No person who is a ReturningOfficer or a Officers,etc.at e in le g c s t . ionmeet which this section apphes acts. or mCltes others to aCt presiding or polling officer at an election. or an officer e a l c e t ct f io or rlJ ca n n o d t id to a ... in a disorderly mannerfor thepurpose ofpreventing tb" or clerk appointed by the Returning Officer orthe presi tes or 10 influ transaction of the business for wh}ch the meeting Vi e ding officer to performany duty in connection with an encevoting. called together. shall bepunis?able with fine which 111:; election shall in the conduct or the management of the extend to twq hundred and fifty rupees. election do anyact(other than the giving of vote) for (2) This section applies to any ~ub1ic meeting ofa the furtherance ofthe prospects of the election of a political character held in any conSl1luency'between the candidate. date of the issue of a nolice under the SIkh Gurdwaras (2) No such person as aforesaid, and no member Board or Committee Election Rules, framed under,this of a police,force, shall endeavour :- Act caning upon the c~nsituency to elect a member Or (a) to persuade any person to give his vote at an members and the date on which such electi0!l is held. election, or (3) If any police officer reasonably suspects' any (b) to dissuade any person from giving bis vote at person of committing an offence under sub-section (I), an election, or he may, if requested so to do by the Chair~an of the (c) to influence the voting of any person at an meeting. require that person to declare to him immedia. election in any manner. tely his name and address and, if that person refuses'or (3) Any person who contravenes the provisions of fails so to declare his name and address, orif thepolice sub-section (I) or sub-section (2) shall be punbhablewith officer reasonably suspects him of giving a false I)ame imprisonment which may' extend to six months or with or address, the police officer may anest hi~ wit~out fine or with both. warrant. Maintenanceof 151. (I) Every officer, clerk, agent orother person 153. (I) No person shall, on the date or dates on Ptohibitionof secrecy ofvot who performs any duty in connection with the recoroiDC which a poll is taken at any polling station, commit any C ne O a D r va p s o sl l O li g ng inO[ ing. stations. orcounting of votes at an election shall maintain, and of the following acts within the pollingstation or in any 12 13 ~ithin dist~nce h~r~c1 public or private place a of one yards,ofthe polling statIon, namely .- .....j-, station or the poll, or so as to interfere with the work of the officers and other persons on (a) canvassing for votes; or duty at the polling station. (b) soli<;iting the vote of any elector; or (2) Any person wbo contravenes, or wilfully aid. or abets the contravention of. the provisions of sub (c) persuading any elector not to vote for any section (I) sball be punishable with imp,risonment which particular candidate; or may extend to three months or with fine or with both.. (3) If the presiding officer'ofa polling station bal (d) persuading any elector not to vote at the elec_ reasons to believe that any person h committing or has lion; or committed an offence punishable under this section, .he may direct any police officer to .arrest such person and (e) exhibiting any notice or sign (other than all. thereupon the police officer shall arrest him. official notice) relating to the election. (4) Any police officer may take such steps and use (2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of such force, as may be reasonably necessary for prevent sub-section (I) shall be punishable with fine which may ing anycontraventionofthe provisions of sub-section(I); extend to two hundred and fifty rupees. andmayseizeany apparatuS usedfor such contravention. (3)' An offence punishable under this section shall 155. (1) Anyperson who during the hours fixed for the Penaltyfor mis tonductal the be cognizable. poll al any pollingstationmisconducts himselfor fails to pollIngstalion obey the lawful directions of Ihe presiding officer may Pm.ltyfordis 154. (I) No person shall, on the date or dates on be removed from the polling station by the presiding o io rd o e r rly nea c r on p d o u l c l t" which a poll is taken at any polling station,- officer orbyany police officer on dutyor byany person iogstation. authorised in this behalf ~y such presiding officer. (a) use or operate within or at the entrance ofthe polling station, or in any public orprivate place (2) Tbe powers confened by sub-section (I) sball in the neighbourhood tbered, any apparatusfor 110t be exercised so as to prevent any elector who is amplifying or reproducing the humlln voice, otherwiseentitledto voteatapollingstalion from having such as a megaphone or a loud-speaker••or an opportunity of voting at that station. (b) shout.or otherwise act in a disord~r1y manner; (3) Ifany person who "asbeen so removed from a polling station re-enters the polling station without the within or at the entrance of the polling permission'qf the presiding officer, he shall be punish station or in any public or private place in able with imprisonment for a term which may extend to the neighbourbood thereof so as to cause three months or with fine or with hoth. annoyance to any person visiting the pollin~ 14 15 ~ (4) An offence punisbable under sub,section ( 3) JD IItend to oneyear or with fine which may~xtend(~ five 'hundred rupees or.with both. sball be cognizable, (2) Ifthe presiding officer of.a pollin~ ~tation has ]56. If any person is guilty of any sU~h corrUpt g PenaltyforiIIe- reason to believe that any person,IS commlllJn ,or has .gal hiring or 'practice'in respectof iJlegal hiring or procurlDg of cOQ. commitred an offence punishable under sub-secuon (.1), prt'curing of veyances ns is specified in tbe Slkb Gurdwaras Electio~ conveyancesat sucq officer may, before such person leaves the polling ejections.. Enquiries Rules, framed under this Act at or in connee. station, arrest or direct police officer to arrest such lion with an election, be shall be punisbable with fine penon and ,may search such person or cause, hIm to be which may extend to two hundred and fifty rupees. searched by a police officer; ]57. (1) Ifany person to y,'hom this section apPlie Provided thatwilen it is necessary to causea women Breachesof of,cial-Julyin is without reasonable cause guilty of any act or omis_ tobesearched, theseareb shallbemadebyanotherwomen connectionwitb ,elections sion in breachof his official duty, heshall bepunishable with strict regard to decency. witli fine which may extend to five hundred rupees. (3) Any ballot paper found upontbeperson arrest,ed (2) 'No suit or other legal proceedings sball lie on search shall be made overfor safecustody toa police against any such person for damages in respect of,any officerbythepresidingofficer,orwhen the searchismade such act or omission as aforesaid. by police officer, shall be kept by such officer in safe custody. (3) Thepersonstowhomthissection applies arethe Deputy Commissioners, Returning Officers, Presiding (4) An offence puniShable under sub-section(1) shall Officers,PollingOfficersand any other person appointed be.cognizable. toperformanydutyin conn~ction with the preparationof 159(1) A person shall be guilty, of an electoral offence Otheroffences anelectoralroll, the receiptofnominationsor withdrawal aod penahies if at any election he- t~efot flfcandidatures. ortbe recording or countingof votes at 'an eleetion; and the expression "officialduty" sb~ll fOl (a) fraudulently defaces or fraudulently destroysany tbe purposes of tbis section be construed accordingly, nomination paper; or -but sbaJi not includedutiesimposed otberwise than byor under tbe Sikh GurdwarasBoardor Committee Election (b) fraudulently defaces, destroys or removes aoiY Rules framed under tbis Act. list, noticeorother document affixed byorunde'r the authorityof a Returning Officer; or Removal ofballot 158, (I) Anyperson wbo at any eJectionfraudqlently (c) fraudulently defaces orfraudulently destro)'s ao~ pape.s from poll. ta,kes, orattempts to take, a ballotpaperoutofapolling ing sialion to be, ballot-paper or the official mark, if any, on any an offence. station,orwilfullyaids orabetstbe doing ofal)Y such ac~, ballot-paper or any declaration ofidentitY or 'Sballbepunishable with imprisonment for a term which 16 ~ 17 official (nvelope used in j:onnection With ..... the~nting by sp(clal ballot-paper; or VO!iQt of votesorto beresponsibleafter anelection for theused ballot-papersand otherdocuments in connec (d) without due authority supplies any baIJot-pa tion withsuchelection,but the expression"official duty" to any persion ; or Pet shall not includeany dutyimposedotherwise tban by or underthe Sikh Gurdwaras Board or Committee Election (e) fraudulently puts into any ballot·box Rules, framed under this Act. other than the ballot-paper which he a.nYtbing IS aUth. (4) An offence punishableunder clause (b) of sub orised by law to put in ; or section (2) shall,be cognizable. (f) without due authority destroys, takes, Opens Prosecution 160. (l) Ifthe Elections Commissioner bas reason regarding otherwise inter . feres with any ballot-box or b a lo ~ r to believe that any offence punishableunder section 152, certainoffences papers then ID use for the purposes of t • orundersection 157,or underclause (a)ofsub-section (2) election; or .he of section159 has. been committed in reference to any (g) fraudulently or without due authority, as·tb election,it shall betheduty oftheElectionsCommissioner case maybe,attempts to doany of the foregoinC to causesuch enquiriesto be madeand such prosecutions acts or wilfully aids or abets the doing of an& to be instituted as the circumstancesofthe casemay app such act,. y ear to him to require. '(2) Any person guilty ofan electoral of~ence (2) No court should take cognizance of any offence under thissection shall- ,pu!,ishable under section 152 or under section 157 or under clause (a) of sub-section (2) ofsection 159 unless (a) i . f be is R.eturning Officer ora Presidtng Off ~ ' . there is a complaint' made by order. or under autho at a pollIng sta~i~nor any.otherofficer or derla. rity from. the ElectionsGommissioner. empJ~yed on offICIal duty ID connection with the 161. For the purposesof electionsunder thisAct, in Amendmentof election, be punishable with ir>::prisonment for Act Y of 1898. t~rm Whi~h the Code ofCriminal Procedure, 1898- may extend to two years or Wit: f)De or WIth both ; (a). in section 196, afterthe word and figures ."sec tion 127" the words, figures and letter "and (b) if.heis anyother p~rson,bepunishablewithim section 171-F;so for as itrelates tothe'offence prISonment for a term which mayextend to twe of personation" shall be inserted; years or withfine or with both. (b) in Schedule 1I- . (3) For'hepurposesofthissection,a personshall be (i) in the entry relating to section 171-F ofthe deemed tobeonofficialdutyifhisduty is to takepart in Indian Penal Code (Act XLV of I~60) fwm theconductofanelectionorpartof an electionincludinJ: 18 ./~~ . the paragraph in column, 2, the vIords "and personation" shall be omitted; (ii) ,after the paragraph incolumn 2 of the said entry as so amended, the following para graph shall be'inserted, namely : "Personation at an election" ; (iii) in column 3, oppositethe paragraphinserted by sub-clause (ii), the following paragraph shall be inserted, namely :- . , "May arrest without warrant" ;, (iv) incolumns4, 5, 6, 7and 8, opposite the para graph inserted by sub-clause (ii) the words "Ditto" shaH be inserted; (b) in the entry relating to section 171-G ofthe Indian Penal Code, in column 3, for the word "Ditto" the words "shall not arrest with<;ut warrant" shall 'be substituted, Punjab Govt; Press, Mohali/4333/1000 (Cream Wove)