shine india monthly magazine published this article page no 11 this article was published in the month of november right to vote for undertrials supreme court (sc) has decided to examine law depriving undertrials the right to vote. decision to examine came on a petition challenging section 62 (5) of representation of the people act (rpa) 1951 which deprives prisoners of their right to vote. this restriction does not apply to a person under preventive detention. according to latest national crime reports bureau (ncrb) report there are around 5.5 lakh prisoners in various jails across country. arguments supporting prisoners right to vote arguments against section 62(5) of rpa is discriminatory because of its broad language which denies right to vote even to those detained in civil prison. considered unreasonable as a convicted person allowed to vote if on bail while denying this right to even undertrials if in prison. right to vote is cornerstone of a democracy. shine india monthly magazine telugu 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. o right to vote is subjected to limitations imposed by legislature. it helps to avoid criminalization of politics and maintain election integrity. resource crunch as permitting this would require greater security arrangements shine india monthly magazine subscription.
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