33B. Statements made by persons to the Election Commission
33B. Statements made by persons to the Election Commission.— 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.
Amendment notes (1)
- Ins w.e.f. 1-10-1993 . Ins. by s. 30, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-10-1993).