Which Article of the Indian Constitution protects a person from being punished more than once for the same offence?
Article 20
Article 20 of the Constitution of India provides protection in respect of conviction for offences, and is a Fundamental Right that cannot be suspended even during a National Emergency (Article 359).
Clause (1) prohibits ex-post-facto laws; Clause (2) provides that no person shall be prosecuted and punished for the same offence more than once — the doctrine of double jeopardy; Clause (3) protects against self-incrimination.
Article 20(2) is based on the common-law maxim nemo debet bis vexari and Section 300 of the CrPC further embodies the protection.
Article 18 abolishes titles, Article 19 lists six fundamental freedoms, and Article 21 guarantees the right to life and personal liberty — none of these deals with double jeopardy.
Hence, the answer is Article 20.
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