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Q. Consider the following statements regarding right to protection in respect of conviction for offences:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q. Consider the following statements regarding right to protection in respect of conviction for offences:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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The correct option is B
2 only
Explanation:
Statement 1 is incorrect: An ex-post-facto law is one that imposes penalties retrospectively. The enactment of such a law is prohibited under Article 20. However, this limitation is imposed only on criminal laws and not on civil laws or tax laws. In other words, a civil liability or a tax can be imposed retrospectively.
Statement 2 is correct: It prohibits the infliction of a penalty greater than that which might have been inflicted under the law which was in force when the act was committed.
2 only
Explanation:
Statement 1 is incorrect: An ex-post-facto law is one that imposes penalties retrospectively. The enactment of such a law is prohibited under Article 20. However, this limitation is imposed only on criminal laws and not on civil laws or tax laws. In other words, a civil liability or a tax can be imposed retrospectively.
Statement 2 is correct: It prohibits the infliction of a penalty greater than that which might have been inflicted under the law which was in force when the act was committed.
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