SC issues notice to Centre, ECI on plea seeking voting rights to undertrials
The Supreme Court has issued notices to the Centre and Election Commission regarding a PIL seeking voting rights for undertrial prisoners. The petition argues that the current blanket ban violates the presumption of innocence, as a majority of prisoners are undertrials who are often acquitted.
The Supreme Court has issued notices to the Centre and Election Commission regarding a PIL seeking voting rights for undertrial prisoners. The petition argues that the current blanket ban violates the presumption of innocence, as a majority of prisoners are undertrials who are often acquitted.
