DR ANUPAM KUMAR MISHRA

  Right of the accused The Accused's Rights Article 20 of the Indian Constitution incorporates three fundamental doctrines: the theory of ex post facto law, double jeopardy, and the ban of self-incrimination. It is one of the few Articles that cannot be repealed, even under a state of emergency. The Indian Constitution's Art. 20 was originally drafted as Article 14 of the Indian Constitution. Ex post Facto Law is a portion of the natural justice principle, which states that no one should be punished for an act that was not a crime at the time of the act's commission, or should not be subjected to a penalty that was not there at the time of the act's commission. This may be found in Section 10 of Article 1 of the US Constitution, which Alexander Hamilton referred to as "the characteristic of republic rule." Section 10's nomenclature specifies that the congress shall not adopt any legislation, implying that no state can establish an ex post facto law; this,