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Consider the following statements :<\/p>\n

1. According to the Constitution of India, the Central Government has a duty to protect States from internal disturbances.<\/p>\n

2. The Constitution of India exempts the States from providing legal counsel to a person being held for preventive detention.<\/p>\n

3. According the Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002, confession of the accused before the police cannot be used as evidence.<\/p>\n

How many of the above statement are correct?<\/p>\n

[amp_mcq option1=”Only one” option2=”Only two” option3=”All three” option4=”None” correct=”option2″]<\/p>\n

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\nThe correct option is B.
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\nStatement 1 is correct. Article 355 of the Constitution of India states that it is the duty of the Union to protect every State against external aggression and internal disturbance and to ensure that the government of every State is carried on in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution.
\nStatement 2 is correct. Article 22(1) guarantees the right to consult and be defended by a legal practitioner of one’s choice. However, Article 22(3)(b) states that this right does not apply to a person arrested or detained under any law providing for preventive detention. Thus, the Constitution itself exempts the State from the obligation under Article 22(1) to provide legal counsel in cases of preventive detention. While other provisions or laws (like free legal aid under Article 39A) might apply, the constitutional right under Article 22(1) is specifically not available.
\nStatement 3 is incorrect. The Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), 2002, contained a controversial provision (Section 32) which allowed confessions made by an accused person before a police officer of the rank of Superintendent of Police or higher to be admissible in evidence, unlike the general rule under the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 which makes confessions before police officers inadmissible. POTA was repealed in 2004.
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\nPreventive detention laws are an exception to the general rule regarding personal liberty and due process. Article 22(4)-(7) provides safeguards against arbitrary preventive detention, such as the requirement for review by an advisory board.
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Consider the following statements : 1. According to the Constitution of India, the Central Government has a duty to protect States from internal disturbances. 2. The Constitution of India exempts the States from providing legal counsel to a person being held for preventive detention. 3. According the Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002, confession of the … <\/p>\n

Detailed SolutionConsider the following statements :<\/p>\n

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