IPC Section 171F — Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election

Summary

Whoever uses undue influence or engages in personation (pretending to be someone else) during an election can be punished. The punishment may include imprisonment for up to one year, a fine, or both.

Official Text

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.

Related Judgments

• PUNJAB AND SINDH BANK v. VINKAR SAHAKARI BANK LTD. AND ORS. SEPTEMBER 17, 2001 B — Supreme Court of India (S)
• S.C.R. BRAJESH SINGH v. SUNIL ARORA & ORS — Supreme Court of India (2021)
• LOK PRAHARI, THROUGH ITS GENERAL SECRETARY S.N. SHUKLA v. ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA & ORS — Supreme Court of India (2018)
• .. Petitioner vs 1. The Chief Secretary to Government — Madras High Court (2019)
• N. S. VARDACHARI v. G. VASANTHA PAI AND ANR. A — Supreme Court of India (1973)
• KRISHNAMOORTHY v. SIVAKUMAR & ORS. 989 — Supreme Court of India (2015)
• SHRI BABURAO PATEL & ORS v. DR. ZAKIR HUSAIN & — Supreme Court of India (1968)
• SMT. INDIRA NEHRU GANDHI v. SHRI RAJ NARAIN — Supreme Court of India (1976)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNS §174 — Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election