As per case facts, the appellant's election to the Punjab Vidhan Sabha was challenged by the respondent, alleging disqualification under Section 8(3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. ... The appellant had been convicted and sentenced to imprisonment under the Indian Penal Code, served his sentence, and was subsequently released. The High Court declared his election void, leading the appellant to file an appeal and a writ petition challenging the constitutional validity of Section 8(3) of the Act, arguing that the disqualification period should be uniform across its subsections. The question arose whether the classification of offences and varying periods of disqualification based on conviction date versus release date, as specified in sub-sections (1), (2), and (3) of Section 8, were arbitrary and discriminatory. Finally, the Supreme Court held that the prescription of different disqualification periods for various classes of persons convicted of different offences is a valid legislative classification based on their nature and sentence period, falling within legislative discretion, and is not arbitrary or open to judicial scrutiny. The distinct categories in the subsections preclude inter se comparison, thereby dismissing the appeal and the writ petition.