Section 146A
Statements made by persons to the Election Commission
The Representation of the People Act, 1951
About this Act
An Act to provide for the conduct of elections to the Houses of Parliament and to the House or Houses of the Legislature of each State, the qualifications and disqualifications for membership of those Houses, the corrupt practices and other offences at or in connection with such elections and the decision of doubts and disputes arising out of or in connection with such elections.
No statement made by a person
in the course of giving evidence before the Election Commission shall subject him to, or be used against
him in, any civil or criminal proceeding except a prosecution for giving false evidence by such statement:
Provided that the statement--
(a) is made in reply to a question which he is required by the Commission to answer, or
(b) is relevant to the subject-matter of the inquiry.
Provided that the statement--
(a) is made in reply to a question which he is required by the Commission to answer, or
(b) is relevant to the subject-matter of the inquiry.