(1) The Election Officer may, as required, and for the purposes of counting of votes, open and look the sealed documents used in the election, and shall, after the completion of the counting of votes, reseal the documents and hand over them to the officer designated by the Commission.
(2) The sealed envelopes containing the counterfoils of the ballot papers sealed pursuant to Sub-section (1), the Electoral Rolls used in the polling, and the valid and invalid ballot papers may be opened and looked into only by the Court in connection with the petition filed pursuant to the prevailing laws.
(3) After they have been opened and looked into by the order of the Court pursuant to sub-section (2), the Court shall seal and restore them in their original form. No official or body other than the Court shall have the authority to open and look into such sealed envelopes.
(4) The documents mentioned in this Section shall be preserved for Three months from the date of the final settlement of the case, if any filed, and from the date of the expiry of the limitation for filing a petition if no case has been filed.