The Supreme Court Monday assured voters whose names were deleted during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls that they would not face prosecution for reapplying, as it sought the Election Commission’s response to concerns over the process.

“Nobody will be prosecuted,” Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, presiding over a three-judge bench, said while hearing a petition challenging the SIR in Maharashtra.

Appearing for the petitioner Arun Anandagiri, Senior Advocate Arvind Datar said the Election Commission of India (ECI) had asked deleted voters to submit Form 6 to register as fresh voters. Datar pointed out that Form 6 is meant for first-time voters, and therefore deleted voters filling it out may be committing an offence.

“There is no form for deleted voters, and only Form 6 is there.…