Which of the following statements about Article 20(1) of the Constitution of India is/are correct? 1. It contains a provision against ex post facto legislation. 2. A legislation shall not be competent to make a criminal law retrospective. Select the answer using the code given below.
Both 1 and 2
Article 20(1) of the Constitution provides that no person shall be convicted of an offence except for violating a law in force at the time the act was committed, nor be subjected to a penalty greater than what was prescribed by the law then in force — this is the constitutional bar on ex post facto (retrospective) criminal legislation. Statement 1 is correct.
As a direct consequence of this bar, a legislature is not competent to make a criminal law retrospective in its penal effect, i.e., it cannot criminalise an act that was lawful when done, or enhance the punishment for a past act. Statement 2 is correct.
Hence, both statements 1 and 2 are correct.
Similar Questions
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations General Assembly Resolution of 1948 does not include
Which of the following statements about human rights is/are correct?
1. The first generation rights were traditional civil and political rights.
2. The second generation rights are solidarity rights.
Select the answer using the code given below.
Important Questions from Fundamental Rights
Which of the following are related to Right to Equality under the provisions of Articles 14 - 18 of the Constitution of India?
1. Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth
2. Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment
3. Educational and cultural rights to minorities
4. Abolition of untouchability
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Which of the following statements is correct?
I. The Ninth Schedule was added to the Indian Constitution by the first amendment.
II. The Supreme Court is the custodian of the fundamental rights of the Indian Constitution.
Which of the following is not an instance of an exercise of a fundamental right?
Which of the following fundamental rights is violated by the condition of a 13-year-old child working in a carpet manufacturing factory?
Identify the incorrect pair of Right and the related Fundamental Right in the Indian Consitution:
