Section 77Section 77

s. 77

77 A person is guilty of undue influence, if he,- (1) in order to induce or compel any person to vote or refrain from voting, or to offer himself as a candidate, or to withdraw his candidature, at an election, directly or indirectly by himself or by any other person on his behalf,- (a) makes or threatens to make use of any force, violence or restraint; (b) inflicts or threatens to inflict any injury, damage, harm or loss; (c) calls down or threatens to call down divine displeasure of any saint or Pir; (d) gives or threatens to give any religious sentence; or (e) uses any official influence or governmental patronage; or (2) on account of any person having voted or refrained from voting, or having offered himself as a candidate, or having withdrawn his candidature, does any of the acts specified in sub clause (1); (3) by abduction, duress or any fraudulent device or contrivance,- (a) impedes or prevents the free exercise of the franchise by an elector; or (b) compels, induces or prevails upon any elector to vote or refrain in from voting. Explanation- In this Article “harm” includes socialostracism or ex communication or expulsion from any caste or community.