(Through Video Conference) vs Shri Rajkumar Imo Singh & 2 Ors on 20 September, 2021
giving specific reasons. It was a case where serious allegation of
booth capturing of all wards at the instance of the political party in
power ... extraordinary
circumstances where the allegation was of wholesale rigging and
booth capturing of all the wards at the instance of the political party
in power
votes by way of impersonation and
to prevent the incident of booth capturing as per Exts.P1 to P4
representations. The petitioner has also ... card
are permitted to enter the polling booth and there is no
bogus voting, impersonation, booth capturing and other
electoral offences. Companion to an elector
voters to exercise their
free choice. Therefore, any attempt of booth capturing and/or bogus
voting should be dealt with iron hands because it ultimately
ballot papers from polling stations) or section
135A (offence of booth capturing) of clause (a) of sub-
section (2) of section 136 (offence of fraudulently
Police Station at 1400 hours of some
disturbance at a polling booth, that it took a violent turn ... voters or prevent what has
come to be known as booth capturing. It therefore emerges
that the act was done while the officer was performing
elections to the local bodies. The allegation therein
was of mass booth-capturing and rigging. Therefore, this court took
cognizance of the aforesaid to maintain
designation of any polling booth as "critical" for elections of local
bodies. Designation of polling booths as "critical" is undertaken ... history of the constituency or polling area, any
past incidents of booth capturing, violence, riot, etc., police records
containing information regarding the abnormal
S/O.Muthaiah vs The Secretary on 31 March, 2021
Author: N.Kirubakaran
Bench: N
S/O.Muthaiah vs The Secretary on 31 March, 2021
Author: N.Kirubakaran
Bench: N