Indian Polity · Polity
Article 20 of the Indian Constitution provides protection against 'Double Jeopardy'. What is the exact meaning of this concept in the Indian legal context?
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- 1No person shall be deprived of life except by procedure established by law.
- 2No person shall be compelled to be a witness against himself.
- 3No person shall be prosecuted and punished for the same offence more than once.✓
- 4No person shall be punished for an act that was not a crime at the time of commission.
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No person shall be prosecuted and punished for the same offence more than once.
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