(1) No statue in any street or
public place shall be allowed or permitted to be installed without
the prior approval of the State Government or any authority
authorized by it.
(2) Any person who destroys, pulls down or defaces any
statue installed or erected within the limits of Municipality in
accordance with sub-section (1) or any person or authority who
installs a statue without the prior approval of the State Government
or in contravention of the conditions prescribed by it, shall, on
conviction, be punished with simple imprisonment for a term
which shall not be less than two months but which may extend to
six months and with fine which shall not be less than twenty five
thousand rupees but which may extend to fifty thousand rupees.
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