(1) No person shall be detained in custody without
informing him or her of the ground for his or her arrest.
(2) Any person who is arrested shall have the right to consult a legal
practitioner of his or her choice from the time of such arrest and to be defended by
such legal practitioner. Any consultation made by such person with, and advice
given by, his or her legal practitioner shall be confidential.
Provided this clause shall not apply to a citizen of an enemy state.
Explanation: For the purpose of this clause, “legal practitioner” means any
person who is authorized by law to represent any person in any court.
(3) Any person who is arrested shall be produced before the
adjudicating authority within a period of twenty-four hours of such arrest,
excluding the time necessary for the journey from the place of arrest to such
authority; and any such person shall not be detained in custody except on the order
of such authority.
Provided that this clause shall not apply to a person held in preventive
detention and to a citizen of an enemy state.
(4) No person shall be liable for punishment for an act which was not
punishable by the law in force when the act was committed nor shall any person
be subjected to a punishment greater than that prescribed by the law in force at the
time of the commission of the offence.
(5) Every person charged with an offence shall be presumed innocent
until proved guilty of the offence.
(6) No person shall be tried and punished for the same offence in a court
more than once.
(7) No person charged with an offence shall be compelled to testify
against himself or herself.
(8) Every person shall have the right to be informed of any proceedings
taken against him or her.
(9) Every person shall have the right to a fair trial by an independent,
impartial and competent court or judicial body.
(10) Any indigent party shall have the right to free legal aid in
accordance with law.