Consider the following statements

2023

Consider the following statements:
1. According to the Constitution of India, the Central Government has a duty to protect States from internal disturbances.
2. The Constitution of India exempts the States from providing legal counsel to person being held for preventive detention
3. According to the Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002, confession of the accused before the police cannot be used as evidence.
How many of the above statements are correct?

(a)

Only one

(b)

Only two

(c)

All three

(d)

None

Explanation

st1 is correct. Article 355 provides for the cental government to be dutifully bound to protect states from internal disturbances. Therefore st2 is incorrect because no such provision exists in the constitution. st3 is incorrect as Section 32 of the POTA, 2002 , allows for the confession of the accused to be used as an evidence before the police. Therefore the answer is [A]