Rights Of An Accused Person: An Indian, UK, US, France, Russian Perspective
- IJLLR Journal
- Dec 6, 2025
- 1 min read
Madhukrishna N, The Tamilnadu Dr Ambedkar Law University - School of Excellence in Law
ABSTRACT
“Innocent until proven guilty- presumption of innocence”
This statement ensures the strong foundation of the rights of an accused person all over the world. Every country’s constitution mandates that every person who is accused of certain allegation to be entitled with certain rights such as , right to be informed, bail, grounds of arrest, free legal aid, free trial, fair trial, medical examination, to be heard , dignified treatment etc,. This paper focuses initially on the international stands on the protection of the rights of an accused person where it dealt with universal acceptance of the protection of the accused persons rights through various legal measures. Next this paper focuses on the rights of an accused person available in various countries like India, UK, US, France, Russia. The major laws differs from country to country, the rights of an accused of person remains the same as every country protects the accused person’s rights irrespective of any circumstances. This paper wholly attempts to establish that all these 5 countries laws are protecting everyone through their constitutions and such laws also protects the accused person impartially.
Keywords: Rights, accused person, constitution, legal measures.
