Right against Self-incrimination

Recently, a Special CBI Court granted Delhi’s former Deputy Chief Minister custody to CBI on the grounds that he “failed to provide satisfactory answers” during the investigation. The court rejected the Deputy Chief Minister’s arguments of right against self-incrimination.

Individual’s Right against Self-incrimination

• The right against self-incrimination has its origins in Roman law, and evolved as a distinct right in the English jurisprudence.
• A declaration or an act that occurs during an investigation where a person or witness incriminates themselves either explicitly or implicitly is known as self-incrimination.
• In simpler words, it is the act of implicating or exposing one’s own self ....