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Multiple Choice Questions

A Member of Parliament can claim immunity ........

General Studies (Patwari) Indian Polity

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A Member of Parliament can claim immunity:

both from civil as well as criminal cases

from civil cases only

from criminal casesonly

cannot absolutely claim immunity either from civil or from criminal cases

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Explanation:

from civil cases only

Parliamentary privileges are special rights, immunities and exemptions enjoyed by both the Houses of Parliament, their committees and their members.
The individual privileges of the members are that they cannot be arrested during the session of Parliament and 40 days before the beginning and 40 days after the end of a session.
This privilege is available only in civil cases and not in criminal cases or preventive detention cases.

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Amit Dandin

I think under normal circumstances member of parliament can not claim the immunity it is only 40 days before and after the session they can claim immunity ,but you have not mention the criteria under which they can claim immunity ,For this question answer should be "D"