78. Section 79 of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the repeal of subsection (2) of that section and the substitution therefor of the following subsection :-
| " (2) Whoever gives or offers to give any gratification whatsoever to any person as an inducement or reward for giving or forbearing to give his vote in favour of any recognized political party or independent group at any election under this Ordinance, shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction after summary trial before a Magistrate, be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred rupees, or to imprisonment of either description for any term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment. |
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