GK Question

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Article 22 of the Constitution provides safeguards against arrest and detention, except in cases of ______ detention.

  1. criminal
  2. civil
  3. preventive
  4. judicial

Answer: preventive

Article 22 provides two sets of safeguards: (1) For persons arrested under ordinary law (right to be informed, consult lawyer, produced before magistrate within 24 hours), and (2) For preventive detention cases, which have separate safeguards. Preventive detention is detention without trial to prevent future offences.

Topic Fundamental Rights - Protection against arrest and detention
Exam Relevance Procedural safeguard question for UPSC, SSC, and Railway exams