Section 43 in Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976
43. Restrictions on the printing of pamphlets, posters etc.
(1)No person shall print or publish or cause to be printed or published, any election pamphlet or poster which does not bear on its face the names and addresses of the printer and the publisher thereof.(2)No person shall print or cause to be printed any election pamphlet or poster unless a declaration as to the identity of the publisher thereof, signed by him and attested by two persons to whom he is personally known, is delivered by him to the printer in duplicate.(3)For the purposes of this section,-(a)any process for multiplying copies of a document other than copying it by hand, shall be deemed to be printing and the expression 'printer' shall be construed accordingly; and(b)'election pamphlet or poster' means any printed pamphlet, hand-bill or other document distributed for the purposes of promoting or prejudicing the election of a candidate or group of candidates under this Act or any placard or poster having reference to an election, but does not include any hand-bill, placard or poster merely announcing the date, time, place and other particulars of an election meeting or routine instructions to election agents or workers.(4)Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) shall, on conviction be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees, or with both.
