https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302860 Section 62(5) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 was found inapplicable to a Presidential Election governed by the Presidential and Vice Presidential Elections Act, 1952. The Court distinguished authorities on legislative attendance and preventive detention, and followed the Supreme Court's approach of allowing voting with safeguards in comparable situations. As the individual was an undertrial in lawful custody and no statutory prohibition barred participation in the Presidential Election, the request was accepted subject to escort and security arrangements, and he was permitted to cast his vote. en-us Fri, 14 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 21 Jun 2022 20:38:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302860 Section 62(5) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 was found inapplicable to a Presidential Election governed by the Presidential and Vice Presidential Elections Act, 1952. The Court distinguished authorities on legislative attendance and preventive detention, and followed the Supreme Court's approach of allowing voting with safeguards in comparable situations. As the individual was an undertrial in lawful custody and no statutory prohibition barred participation in the Presidential Election, the request was accepted subject to escort and security arrangements, and he was permitted to cast his vote. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 14 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302860