Disturbance at election meetings.

37. Disturbance at election m eetings. - (1) Any person who at a public meeting held in connection with an election under this Act, acts or incites others to act, in a disorderly manner for the purpose of preventing the transaction of the business for which the meeting was called shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees. (2) If any police officer reasonably suspects any person of committing an offence under sub-section (1), he may, if requested so to do by the Chairman of the meeting require th at person to declare to him immediately his name and address, and if that person refuses or fails to so declare his name and address or if the police officer reasonably suspects him of giving a false name or address, the police officer may arrest him witho ut warrant.