BNS Section 176 – Failure to keep election accounts
Chapter 9: Offences Relating to Elections ·
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 176
IPC S.171I
✓ Bailable
Non-Cognizable
⚖ Magistrate Court
Whoever being required by any law for the time being in force or any rule having the force of law to keep accounts of expenditure incurred at or in connection with an election fails to keep such accounts shall be punished with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees.
ℹ️ Classification & Key Notes
Fine up to Rs 500. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Triable by Any Magistrate.
