Question

Which of these rights is/are provided to a person arrested by the government or police?

• A. To be informed of the reasons of his arrest.
• B. To be produced before a magistrate within $24$ hrs of his arrest.
• C. To engage a lawyer for his defence.
• D. All of these

Answer 1

The correct option is D All of these

Article 22 (1) and (2) confers four following fundamental rights upon a person who has been arrested:

1. Right to be informed, as soon as may be, of the grounds for such arrest.
2. Right to consult and to be defended by a legal practitioner of his choice.
3. Right to be produced before the nearest magistrate within twenty-four hours of his arrest excluding the time necessary for the journey from the place of arrest to the Court of Magistrate.
4. Right not to be detained in custody beyond the period of twenty-four hours without the authority of the Magistrate.