Consider the following statements regarding Article 20.
1.No person shall be convicted of any offence except for violation of a law in force at the time of the commission of the act.
2.No person shall be prosecuted and punished for the same offence more than once.
Choose the correct statement/s
Both 1 and 2
Correct AnswerNone of the above
Incorrect AnswerExplanation:
Both 1 and 2
No person shall be convicted of any offence except for a violation of a law in force at the time of the commission of the act: This statement is correct. Article 20(1) of the Indian Constitution ensures that no person can be convicted of an offence that was not a law at the time of committing the act.
No person shall be prosecuted and punished for the same offence more than once: This statement is correct. Article 20(2) provides protection against double jeopardy, which means that a person cannot be prosecuted and punished for the same offence more than once.
Therefore, the correct answer is Option 3: Both 1 and 2.
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By: Kamal Kashyap