CBSE Class 8 Answered

Article 22 of the Constitution and criminal law guarantee every arrested person the following Fundamental Rights:

• The Right to be informed at the time of arrest of the offence for which the person is being arrested.
• The Right to be presented before a magistrate within 24 hours of arrest.
• The Right not to be ill treated or tortured during arrest or in custody.
• Confessions made in police custody cannot be used as evidence against the accused.
• Boys under 15 years of age and women cannot be called to the police station for questioning.