Right to be Defended

Constitutional Provisions

• Article 22(1): It gives the fundamental right to every person not to be denied the right to be defended by a legal practitioner of his or her choice.
• Article 14: It provides for equality before the law and equal protection of the laws within the territory of India.
• Article 39A: It states that equal opportunity to secure justice must not be denied to any citizen by reason of economic or other disabilities and provides for free legal aid.
• Article 22 of the Indian Constitution confers the following rights on a person who is arrested or detained under an ordinary law ....