Police directive to printing press

These printing presses are engaged in printing work from any dwelling and are printing all sorts of material under direct contractor agreement.

“As a result all sort of material harmful/useful, inconsistent with law of the land or otherwise, is being printed, advertently /inadvertently, in gross violation of the prevailing law of the land and other instructions issued by government offices time to time and the Election Commission of India,” the statement said.

The order has been issued in order to check illegal printing work and to prevent/ stop/check this crime being committed in violation of the law of the land and to ensure prevention of the misuse of the printing press/printing material in the work of the coming Assembly Election 2013, police said.

“Any person who contravenes this order shall be liable to be punished in accordance with the provisions of section-188 of the IPC,” said a police official.