Article 22 of the Constitution provides safeguards against arrest and detention, except in cases of ______ detention.
- criminal
- civil
- preventive
- judicial
Answer: preventive
Article 22 provides two sets of safeguards: (1) For persons arrested under ordinary law (right to be informed, consult lawyer, produced before magistrate within 24 hours), and (2) For preventive detention cases, which have separate safeguards. Preventive detention is detention without trial to prevent future offences.