(2) An assault on, or use of criminal force to, a Superintendent of a Centre or an invigilator during the per… — U. P. Act No. XVII of 1962 ]

[(2) An assault on, or use of criminal force to, a Superintendent of a Centre or an invigilator during the period mentioned in sub-section (1) shall be deemed to be an obstruction voluntarily caused to a public servant in the discharge of his public functions punishable under Section 186 of the Indian Penal Code (Act XLV of 1860), and shall, notwithstanding anything contained in the [Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898)] be a cognizable offence.]

1 [(2) An assault on, or use of criminal force to, a Superintendent of a Centre or an invigilator during the period mentioned in sub-section (1) shall be deemed to be an obstruction voluntarily caused to a public servant in the discharge of his public functions punishable under Section 186 of the Indian Penal Code (Act XLV of 1860), and shall, notwithstanding anything contained in the [Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898)] be a cognizable offence.] (1) The State Government may, by notification and after previous publication in the Gazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for-