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    Question

    Under which Article of the Indian Constitution is the

    ‘Protection against Self-Incrimination’ provided for? 
    A Article 20 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Article 21 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Article 22 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Article 25 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Self-incrimination is the act of implicating or exposing one’s own self to criminal prosecution. Article 20 (3) provides protection against self- incrimination and gives the accused the right to remain silent over any matter which tends to incriminate him. Article 20 (3) reads as - ‘No person accused of an offence shall be compelled to be a witness against himself’. It is based on the legal maxim  “nemo teneteur prodre accussare seipsum”,   which means “No man is obliged to be a witness against himself.”

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