| What are the Rights of an Arrested Person in India? |
| I. A person cannot be arrested and detained without being informed why he is being arrested. |
| II. A person who is arrested cannot be denied to be defended by a legal practitioner of his choice. This means that the arrested person has right to hire a legal practitioner to defend himself/ herself. |
| III. Every person who has been arrested would be produced before the nearest magistrate within 48 hours. |
A) I, II, III are correct
B) I and II are correct
C) II and III are correct
D) only I is correct
Correct Answer: B
Solution :
[b] Rights of an Arrested Person (Article 22 (1) and 22 (2). A person cannot be arrested and detained without being informed why he is being arrested. A person who is arrested cannot be denied to be defended by a legal practitioner of his choice. This means that the arrested person has right to hire a legal practitioner to defend himself/ herself. Every person who has been arrested would be produced before the nearest magistrate within 24 hours. The custody of the detained person cannot be beyond the said period by the authority of magistrate.
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