Question

A Member of Parliament can claim immunity ___________________.

• A. both from civil as well as criminal cases
• B. from civil cases only
• C. from criminal cases only
• D. cannot claim immunity either from civil or from criminal cases

Answer 1

The correct option is B from civil cases only

Parliamentary privileges are special rights, immunities and exemptions enjoyed by both the Houses of Parliament, their committees and their members. The individual privileges of the members are that they cannot be arrested during the session of Parliament and 40 days before the beginning and 40 days after the end of a session. This privilege is available only in civil cases and not in criminal cases or preventive detention cases.