Consider the passage given below and answer the following question. When a person is arrested and charged with a crime, he/she is guaranteed by a variety of rights aimed at insuring that the legal proceedings which follow will be fair. The objective behind such exhaustive measures for the protection of the accused arises from the fact that human life is dignified and cannot be derogated in any manner. Although the person is accused of a crime but that doesn’t give any person the power to derogate human dignity and even then, his human rights prevail which entitle him to certain protections and rights. Two important articles with regards to the rights of the accused are Article 20 and Article 22.

"No person accused of any offence shall be compelled to be a witness against himself". This right is mentioned in which Article of our Constitution?

Article 20 (1) Article 20 (2) Article 20 (3) Article 20 (4)

Article 20 (3)

An accused cannot be coerced into giving statement pointing to his/her guilt. This right has been constitutionally guaranteed to the accused under Article 20(3) of the Constitution, which states: "No person accused of any offence shall be compelled to be a witness against himself".