Prohibition of going armed to or near a polling station

607 B.

1. (1) No person other than the Returning Officer, any Police Officer and any other person appointed to maintain peace and order, at a polling station who is on duty at the polling station, shall, on a polling day, go armed with arms, as defined in the Arms Act, 1959, of any kind within the neighbourhood of a polling station.
2. (2) If any person contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1), he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
3. (3) An offence punishable under sub-section (2) shall be cognizable.