Allowing Prisoners and Under Trial Prisoners to Vote? The Bombay High Court held that Section 62(5) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 against allowing prisoners to vote extends to undertrial as well and not just to a convicted prisoner. Further, the Court observed that permitting a person in prison to vote, who is otherwise barred from voting wouldn't strengthen democracy. Justice NJ Jamadar held that democratic principles are strengthened when the electoral process remains unblemished and all those participating in the process are persons of integrity. Arresting or stopping criminalization of politics was one of the objects for introducing the bar on an imprisoned person from voting under Section 62(5) of the Representation of the People’s Act. With a team of criminal law experts, Reddy and Reddy Law Firm has extensive experience in criminal matters.