The Jammu and Kashmir Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971
The Jammu and Kashmir Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971
The Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971 empowers the Indian government and authorized state officials to hold individuals in preventive detention without immediate trial. It applies to both Indian citizens and foreign nationals suspected of actions that threaten national security, defense, foreign relations, public order, or the supply of essential services. Authorities can detain individuals, regulate their movement, and determine detention conditions, with periodic reviews conducted by specialized Advisory Boards. The law matters because it provided sweeping powers of administrative detention, allowing prolonged restraint of liberty without standard court proceedings, making it a major instrument concerning civil liberties in India.
- 0. Preamble
- 1. Short title and extent
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Power to make orders detaining certain persons
- 4. Execution of detention orders
- 5. Power to regulate place and conditions of detention
- 6. Detention orders not to be invalid or inoperative on certain grounds
- 7. Powers in relation to absconding persons
- 8. Grounds of order of detention to be disclosed to persons affected by the order
- 9. Constitution of Advisory Boards
- 10. Reference to Advisory Boards
- 11. Procedure of Advisory Boards
- 12. Action upon the report of Advisory Board
- 13. Maximum period of detention
- 14. Revocation of detention orders
- 15. Temporary release of persons detained
- 16. Protection of action taken in good faith
- 17. Duration of detention in certain cases of foreigners
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