Section 126 Representation of the People Act, 1951
Section 126 Representation of the People Act, 1951:
Prohibition of public meetings during period of forty-eight hours ending with hour fixed for conclusion of poll.—
(1) No person shall—
(a) convene, hold, attend, join or address any public meeting or procession in connection with an election; or
(b) display to the public any election matter by means of cinematograph, television or other similar apparatus; or
(c) propagate any election matter to the public by holding, or by arranging the holding of, any musical concert or any theatrical performance or any other entertainment or amusement with a view to attracting the members of the public thereto, in any 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 two years or with fine, or with both.
(3) In this section, the expression “election matter” means any matter intended or calculated to influence or affect the result of an election.
Supreme Court of India Important Judgments And Leading Case Law Related to Section 126 Representation of the People Act, 1951:
Rameshwar Mahton And Anr. vs The State on 18 August, 1955
Brijendra Pratap Singh vs Pandit Mukesh Mayak on 27 January, 2016
Saket Kumar @ Saket Sharma @ Saket vs The State Of Bihar & Anr on 7 November, 2017
T.T.V.Dhinakaran vs M.L.Ravi on 16 March, 2017
T.T.V.Dhinakaran vs M.L.Ravi on 16 March, 2017
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