In the context of the electoral campaign, in view of the forthcoming National Assembly Elections 2024, the attention of the general public is drawn to Section 202 of the Criminal Code Act – “Publishing Matter without description of Author”, which is reproduced hereinafter:
Section 202
Any publication, or distribution of any work, writing, advertisement, notice, newspaper, periodical paper, or of any other printed writing, which does not contain the real description of the name, profession, and place of abode of the author of the manuscript, or of the printer, as the case may be, shall, on this account alone, make every person, who knowingly contributes to the publication or distribution thereof, liable to a fine not exceeding 100,000 rupees and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 1 year.
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