Article 22: Protection against arrest an…

(1) No person who is arrested shall be detained in custody without being informed, as soon as may be, of the grounds for such arrest nor shall he be denied the right to consult, and to be defended by, a legal practitioner of his choice. ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________  Sub-clause (a) shall stand omitted by the Constitution (Forty-fourth Amendment) Act, 1978, s. 3(b)(i) (date yet to be notified).  Sub-clause (b) shall stand re-lettered as sub-clause (a) by s. 3(b)(ii), ibid. (date yet to be notified).  Sub-clause (c) shall stand re-lettered as sub-clause (b) by s. 3(b)(iii), ibid. (date yet to be notified).  “sub-clause (a) of clause (4)” shall stand substituted as "clause (4)" by s. 3(b)(iii), ibid. (date yet to be notified). 14 THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA Right against Exploitation

Source: Constitution of India, Legislative Department, Government of India. Reproduced under Section 52(1)(q), Copyright Act 1957.