Section 85State of Maharashtra Act

Section 85: Removal of ballot papers from polling station to be an offence

Maharashtra Co-operative Societies (Election to Committee) Rules, 2014

Removal of ballot papers from polling station to be an offence.

(1)

If the Presiding Officer of a polling station has reason to believe that any person is fraudulently taking or attempts to take a ballot-paper out of a polling station, or will fully aids or abets the doing of such act, such Officer may, before such person leaves the polling station, arrest or direct a police officer to arrest such person and may search such person or cause him to be searched by a police officer:Provided that, when it is necessary to cause a woman to be searched, search shall be made by another woman with strict regard to decency.

(2)

Any ballot paper found upon the person arrested on search shall be made over for safe custody to a police officer by the Presiding Officer, or when the search is made by a police officer, shall be kept by such officer in safe custody.

Sec 84 — Penalty for misconduct at the polling station

Sec 86 — Other offences and penalties therefore

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