SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -(1) No person who is arrested shall be detained in custody without being informed, as soon as may be, of the grounds for such arrest nor shall he be denied the right to consult, and to be defended by, a legal practitioner of his choice.

Detailed explanation-2: -Article 22 provides that the Detenu under the preventive detention law shall have the right to have his representative against his detention reviewed by an advisory board. If the advisory board reports that the detention is not justified, the Detenu must be released forthwith.

Detailed explanation-3: -Article 22 of the Constitution and criminal law guarantee to every arrested person the right to defend by a lawyer. The article provides that it is the right of the arrested person to be presented before the Magistrate within 24 hours of arrest.

Detailed explanation-4: -According to Article 22 Rights against arrest are: The arrestee has a right to consult and be defended by a lawyer. Within 24 hours of arrest, the arrestee must be presented before the magistrate. A person can be arrested for a maximum of 3 months under preventive detention but can be extended by Advisory Board.