Article 20 provides for Protection in Respect of Conviction for Offences. In this resnect answer the following (a) What protections are available to the citizens against conviction?
Explanation The protections that are available to the accused are against greater penalty than what is prescribed under the law. Another is that punishment and prosecution for the same offense twice are prohibited. The last protection is that a person cannot be compelled to be a witness in the case where he is accused of the offense. Final answer Article 20 in Right to freedom provides some protections to the citizens of conviction for offenses that include the prohibition of punishment for the same offense twice, prohibition of being a witness in the same case in which he is accused, and prohibition of a greater penalty than what is prescribed under the law.
