Voting Rights for Under Trials

Section 62 (5) of Representation of the People Act (RPA), 1951 deprives prisoners of their right to vote.

According to latest National Crime Reports Bureau (NCRB) report, there are around 5.5 lakh prisoners in various jails across country.

Judicial Pronouncements

  • In Anukul Chandra Pradhan v. Union of India (1997), SC upheld constitutional validity of Section 62 (5) as – Right to vote is not conferred as per Article 14 of Constitution. Right to vote is subjected to limitations imposed by legislature. It helps to avoid criminalization of politics and maintain election ....
Do You Want to Read More?
Subscribe Now
To get access to detailed content

Already a Member? Login here

Take Annual Subscription and get the following Advantage
The annual members of the Civil Services Chronicle can read the monthly content of the magazine as well as the Chronicle magazine archives.
Readers can study all the material since 2018 of the Civil Services Chronicle monthly issue in the form of Chronicle magazine archives.
Be an Annual Subscriber

Indian Polity And Governance