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Which of the following provision of the Constitution of India may be connected with the maxim ‘nemo…

Nemo debet bis vexari expresses the principle against being proceeded against twice for the same matter. Its constitutional criminal-law counterpart is Article 20(2), which…

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Which of the following provision of the Constitution of India may be connected with the maxim ‘nemo debet bis vexari’?

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Nemo debet bis vexari expresses the principle against being proceeded against twice for the same matter. Its constitutional criminal-law counterpart is Article 20(2), which bars prosecution and punishment for the same offence more than once. The requirement of both prosecution and punishment is important to the constitutional protection.

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