What are the protections against arrest and detention provided in the Indian Constitution?
Article 22 of the Indian Constitution provides protections against arrest and detention. It states that no person who is arrested shall be detained without being informed of the grounds for arrest, and they have the right to consult and be defended by a legal practitioner of their choice. It also mandates that an arrested person be produced before a magistrate within 24 hours of the arrest, excluding the time for travel to the court. However, these protections do not apply to enemy aliens or in cases of preventive detention.