Question

Which of the following is/are the provision(s) of Article 22?

• A. No person who is arrested shall be detained in custody without being informed of the grounds of such arrests.
• B. People who are arrested can be detained in custody for 24 hours without being informed of the grounds for arrest.
• C. Every person who is arrested and detained in custody shall be produced before the nearest magistrate within 24 hours of the arrest.
• D. No one should be punished more than once for the same offence.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (C)

The correct options are
A No person who is arrested shall be detained in custody without being informed of the grounds of such arrests.
C Every person who is arrested and detained in custody shall be produced before the nearest magistrate within 24 hours of the arrest.

Article 22 deals with the rights of persons under arrest. Its provisions are:

1. No person who is arrested shall be detained in custody without being informed of the grounds of such arrests.
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 the arrest.
3. No person can be detained in custody beyond that period without the authority of a magistrate.