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person custody of police will not be allowed to contest polls: SC.
More details of the Supreme Court verdict that disqualifies convicted
MPs and MLAs are out now. The court has ruled that any person in the
custody of police will be temporarily barred from contesting elections.
More details of the Supreme Court verdict that disqualifies convicted
MPs and MLAs are out now. The court has ruled that any person in the
custody of police will be temporarily barred from contesting elections.
The
court has ruled that a person can't contest elections if he or she is
in judicial or police custody. This ban shall be in place only as long
as the person is behind bars.
The
court has in this regard, referred to Section 62 of the Representation
of Peoples Act, according to which a person in jail does not have the
right to vote. The court has gone a step ahead saying if a person behind
bars has no right to vote, he or she does not have a right to contest
in polls too.
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