imposing, in the interests of the sovereignty and integrity of India or public
order, reasonable restrictions on the exercise of the right conferred by the said
sub-clause.
(4)
(5)
(6)
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Article 20
(1)
No person shall be convicted of any offence except for violation of law in
force at the time of commission of the act charged as an offence, nor be
subjected to a penalty greater than that which might have been inflicted under
the law in force at the time of the commission of the offence.
(2)
No person shall be prosecuted and punished for the same offence more than
once.
(3)
No person accused of any offence shall be compelled to be a witness against
himself.
Article 21
No person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty, except according to
procedure establishment by law.
Article 22
(1)
No person who is arrested shall be detained in custody without being informed,
as soon as it may be, of the grounds for such arrest nor shall be denied the
right to consult, and to be defended by, a legal practitioner of his choice.
(2)
Every person who is arrested and detained in custody shall be produced
before the nearest magistrate within a period of twenty four hours of such
arrest excluding the time necessary for the journey from the place of arrest to
the court of the magistrate, and no such person shall be detained in custody
beyond the said period without the authority of a magistrate.
(3)
Nothing in clauses (1) and (2) shall apply—
(a)
to any person who for the time being is an enemy alien; or
(b)
to any person arrested or detained under any law providing for
preventive detention.
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