What is the important right of an accused in a trial?

The above words are known as the ‘legal maxim’ of Law where it means that the ‘accused is innocent until proven guilty

In India, there are many provisions in the Law that provide some rights to the accused in the justice department. If we talk about the international prospect of the rights of accused in the trial, The law in the Human Rights law clearly states that an accused should have some of the basic rights like – right to know the charges under which he has been charged, the right to inform the relative or any of his relative member about the arrest.

Section 50(1) Cr. P.C

says that if a person is arrested without the warrant is entitled to know the full particulars of the offense for which he is being arrested, and if he is being arrested according to the warrant then he must be informed about the particular charges of the warrant and if he needed the warrant to see then he is eligible to ask according to section 75 of Cr.P.C.

Section 7 6 of Cr.P.C and section 56 of code state that an accused have the right to be presented in front of the Magistrate within the 24 hours of arrest by the officer who has arrested the accused either on the basis of a warrant or without having a warrant.

When a person has been arrested without a warrant by the police or any other authority, and the offence for which he is arrested is bailable then it is the officer’s duty to inform the accused about the

procedure of Bail.

Article 22(1) of the constitution of India and section 50(3) of the code provide a fundamental right that can’t be denied in any case to provide a fair opportunity of defence against the proceeding which is in the continuation.

Right to be present during the trial

Section 273 the of criminal procedure code provides that the evidence and statements must be recorded in the presence of the accused himself or his Lawyer.

Similarly, there are many other rights like the Right to cross-examination, the Right to appeal, the Right to have humane treatment in prison, the Right to get copies of the document, etc.

In this case, the Court has decided that no one has the right to extract the information or statement from the accused forcibly. And the accused has the right to be silent during the time of interrogation.