Indian Polity · Polity
According to Article 20(1) of the Constitution of India, an individual cannot be held guilty for an act unless it was an offence under the law in force at the time of its commission, nor can a punishment more severe than what was prescribed at that time be imposed. The constitutional protection described above relates to which one of the following principles?
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- 1Protection from unlawful arrest and detention
- 2Bar on retrospective criminal legislation✓
- 3Protection against being compelled to testify against oneself
- 4Safeguard against being punished twice for the same offence
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Bar on retrospective criminal legislation
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