Madras High Court Allows Undertrial Prisoner to Vote via Postal Ballot in Assembly Elections — Right to Vote Not Extinguished by Detention. Section 62(5) of Representation of the People Act, 1951 does not apply to undertrials; court directs Election Commission to facilitate postal ballot.
22 Apr 2026The petitioner, Hari Nadar, an undertrial prisoner confined in Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constit...
