Secrecy of Information

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Statutory text

(1) No information relating to any investigation or inquiry or matter connected thereto shall be published or provided to any authority or to any person till the investigation is completed and the action thereto have been taken as per the report or recommendations of Lokayukta and the matter has been closed by the Lokayukta.
(2) No person shall publish any proceedings relating to any inquiry or investigation which is pending before the Lokayukta, nor shall any person publish such proceedings till the investigation is completed and the matter is closed.
(3) Whoever contravenes the provisions of sub-section
(2) shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
(4) Nothing in sub-section
(2) and
(3) shall apply to the publication of any report laid before the State Legislature under sub-section
(6) of section 12.

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