(1) No person shall, for the purpose of casting votes illegally, acquire, or cause to be acquired, any ballot paper from any other person, by giving or agreeing to give cash, kind, service or any kind of gratification to anyone by coercing, intimidating or threatening or by using or not using any kind of force.
(2) The authorized officer taking custody of ballot papers shall not supply such ballot papers to any unauthorized person by receiving or not receiving or by
agreeing or not agreeing to receive cash, kind, service or any other kind of benefit.