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Article 22: Protection against arrest and detention in certain cases

Provides safeguards for arrest and detention, while also recognising separate rules for preventive detention.

Part IIIactive

In this article

What it means

Plain-language explanation

Where you notice it

Daily civic life

How it protects you

Citizen protection

What to remember

Exam and recall pointers

What it means

Simple explanation

Article 22 gives procedural protections after arrest and sets constitutional limits around detention.

Practical daily-life use

Where citizens notice it

  • Relevant when a person is arrested or detained.
  • Helps understand rights to be informed of grounds, legal consultation, and production before a magistrate in ordinary arrest cases.

How it protects you

Citizen protection context

  • Reduces risk of secret or unsupported detention.
  • Creates minimum constitutional safeguards around loss of liberty.

Example situations

General civic examples

  • A person is arrested and wants to know why.
  • A preventive detention law is examined for constitutional safeguards.

Citizen note

Learning note

Preventive detention is a sensitive area with special rules; always check current law and legal advice in real cases.

Exam pointers

What to remember

  • Article 22 distinguishes ordinary arrest safeguards from preventive detention provisions.
  • It is often studied with Articles 20 and 21.

Related articles

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Art. 20: Protection in respect of conviction for offencesArt. 21: Protection of life and personal libertyArt. 32: Remedies for enforcement of rights conferred by Part IIIArt. 226: Power of High Courts to issue certain writs

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Last reviewed against official sources: 2026-05-20.