Disturbances at election meeting

(1) Any person who at a public meeting to which this section applies, 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 be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both. (2) This section applies to any public meeting of a political character held in any ward between the earliest date for making nomination of candidates for an election and the date on which such election is held. (3) 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 Chairperson of the meeting require that person to declare to him immediately his name and address and, if that person refuses or fails so to 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 without warrant.