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Article 20 provides for Protection in Respect of Conviction for Offences. In this respect answer the following :(a) What protections are available to the citizens against conviction ?(b) What is meant by Preventive Detention ? State the right of citizens in this respect.(c) Explain the limitations of the Right to Protection. |
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Answer» (a) The protections available are the protection of Life and Personal Liberty, against arrest and detention, limit of custody, not more than 24 hours and right to consult a lawyer for the defense. (b) In case a person is detained under Preventive Detention he can be kept in custody for a period of three months without trial. (c) Limitations are Public interest and Power of the Parliament. Public interest can force the state to disclose the grounds of detention. Parliament has the power to specify the maximum period of Preventive Detention. |
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