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Revision note: Right to Freedom: Article 19 and Articles 20 and 22

  • Art 19: six freedoms (property 19(1)(f) deleted 1978); co-operatives added 97th Amdt
  • 19(2) grounds: sovereignty & integrity, security, friendly relations, public order, decency/morality, contempt, defamation, incitement
  • Press freedom implied (Romesh Thappar); Shreya Singhal struck 66A; Anuradha Bhasin internet; ADR 2024 electoral bonds
  • Art 20: no ex-post-facto criminal law; no double jeopardy; no self-incrimination (Selvi: no forced narco tests)
  • Art 22: grounds, lawyer, magistrate in 24 h; preventive detention max 3 months w/o Advisory Board
Revision card summarising Right to Freedom: Article 19 and Articles 20 and 22
One-page visual summary of the key points to revise.

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