Section 34
Offences And Punishment
(1) Where one commits any of the following acts, one shall be deemed to have committed an offense referred
to in this Act:
(a) Getting his or her name registered in the Electoral Rolls by a person who is not a citizen of Nepal by impersonating that he or she is a citizen of Nepal;
(b) While collecting the necessary details in the course of the preparation of Electoral Rolls pursuant to this Act, getting one’s name registered or making application by one for the registration of one’s name by lying one’s name, surname, address, age or other details or making objection by one by
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making such a lie;
(c) Intentionally inserting any matter to, over writing, correcting any matter in the Electoral Rolls published pursuant to this Act or otherwise defacing, tearing or spoiling such Electoral Rolls;
(d) Intimidating, threatening or luring in any manner any employee deputed for the preparation of Electoral Rolls or
forcefully deviating such employee from carrying out his or her duty;
(e) Divulging secrecy of those documents or details of which secrecy is required to be maintained.
(2) A person who commits the offense referred to in Clause (a) of Sub-section (1) shall be punished with a fine not exceeding fifty thousand rupees or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or with both; and a person who commits any offense referred to in Clauses (b), (c), (d) and (e) of Sub-section (1) shall be punished with a fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees or imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month or with both.
(3) A person who attempts to commit or aids or abets the commission of any offense referred to in this Act shall be punished with half the punishment to be imposed on the principal offender.
(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in the laws in force, the Commission may, in accordance with the laws in force, take departmental action against any Enrollment Officer, Name Enumerator or other employee involved in election who, with ulterior motive, does not include the name of any person required to be included pursuant to this
Act in the Electoral Rolls or includes the name of any person whose name has not to be included or makes any alteration or correction in the final Electoral Rolls.
to in this Act:
(a) Getting his or her name registered in the Electoral Rolls by a person who is not a citizen of Nepal by impersonating that he or she is a citizen of Nepal;
(b) While collecting the necessary details in the course of the preparation of Electoral Rolls pursuant to this Act, getting one’s name registered or making application by one for the registration of one’s name by lying one’s name, surname, address, age or other details or making objection by one by
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making such a lie;
(c) Intentionally inserting any matter to, over writing, correcting any matter in the Electoral Rolls published pursuant to this Act or otherwise defacing, tearing or spoiling such Electoral Rolls;
(d) Intimidating, threatening or luring in any manner any employee deputed for the preparation of Electoral Rolls or
forcefully deviating such employee from carrying out his or her duty;
(e) Divulging secrecy of those documents or details of which secrecy is required to be maintained.
(2) A person who commits the offense referred to in Clause (a) of Sub-section (1) shall be punished with a fine not exceeding fifty thousand rupees or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or with both; and a person who commits any offense referred to in Clauses (b), (c), (d) and (e) of Sub-section (1) shall be punished with a fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees or imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month or with both.
(3) A person who attempts to commit or aids or abets the commission of any offense referred to in this Act shall be punished with half the punishment to be imposed on the principal offender.
(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in the laws in force, the Commission may, in accordance with the laws in force, take departmental action against any Enrollment Officer, Name Enumerator or other employee involved in election who, with ulterior motive, does not include the name of any person required to be included pursuant to this
Act in the Electoral Rolls or includes the name of any person whose name has not to be included or makes any alteration or correction in the final Electoral Rolls.