Consider the following statements regarding Article 20 1 No person shall be convicted of any offence...........

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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

Only 1

Only 2

Both 1 and 2

None of the above

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Explanation:

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.