Q: What is Ex Post Facto Law ?

 Ex post facto law: 

It states that a person can neither be punished for any offence which was at the time of commission not charged as an offence nor be subjected to a penalty greater than that which might have been inflicted under the law in force at the time of the commission of the offence. Hence termed as Ex-Post facto Law.

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