Section 117 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 – Security for costs

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Section 117: Security for costs

(1) at the time of presenting an election petition, the petitioner shall deposit in the High Court in accordance with the rules of the High Court a sum of Rs. 2,000 as security for the costs of the petition. (2) During the course of the trial of an election petition, the High Court may, at anytime call upon the petitioner to give such further security for costs as it may direct.

Source: official text of The Representation of the People Act, 1951 as published on India Code (PDF). All sections of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.

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