BNS Section 174: Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter 9: Of Offences Relating to Elections
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¶174. 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.
Study: explanations and related material
Replaces IPC 171F. IPC → BNS converterSource: BPR&D BNS–IPC corresponding section table (UP Police, 2024-06-28)
Punishment, bail and trial
174Undue influence or personation at an election.
- Punishment
- Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.
- Cognizable or not
- Non‑cognizable
- Bailable or not
- Bailable
- Triable by
- Magistrate of the first class
Source: BNSS First Schedule, Gazette of India, 25 December 2023, p. 169. The Schedule gives the substance of the section, not its full definition, and a State may have amended the classification for its territory. See it in the full First Schedule
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