Prohibition or supply or publication of any question paper berore enamitration is held

Whoever has in his possession any question paper set or purported to bc set T3r any exarnir~arlon and supplies or causes to be supplied or offers to supply a copy thereol, or .communi- cates or olfers to cornm~unicate the contents thereof, to any person, \whether iw any consideration or otherwise, or gives p u b l ~ c i t y thereto ifl any inanncr, except in a c c u r d a ~ l c e rvirh the instructions issued in writing by an authorised oilicer of t h e Universiry, Board or orher authority concerned wich the examination, at any time before the examination is held, shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment iur i1 term vrFich may extcnri to t h e e months or tvitl, fine which m:iy cxtclirl to o~:c ttrt~usarir! rupees, rir wilh bo~ll.