Question

Mention three rights of an individual, arrested under ordinary circumstances.

Answer 1

Three rights of an individual arrested under ordinary circumstances are:

1. No person shall be detained in custody without being informed of the grounds for such arrest.
2. He shall have the right to be defended by a lawyer of his choice.
3. He has the right to be produced before the nearest magistrate within twenty-four hours of such arrest. He cannot be detained in custody beyond the said period without the orders of the magistrate.

Exceptions:

1. The mentioned safeguards are not available to an enemy alien.
2. These rights do not apply to persons detained under the Preventive Detention Act.