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The Meghalaya Preventive Detention Act, 1995

The Meghalaya Preventive Detention Act, 1995

Criminal199518 sections

This Act regulates preventive detention in the Indian state of Meghalaya, allowing the state government or district magistrates to detain individuals without trial. It applies to anyone suspected of activities that threaten state security, public order, or the maintenance of essential supplies and services. The law matters because it bypasses standard judicial procedures, permitting detentions for up to three years based on suspicion alone rather than a criminal conviction. Although cases are reviewed by an independent Advisory Board, detainees are denied legal representation during these reviews, making it a powerful government tool that restricts individual liberties to maintain public safety.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Power to make detention order-
  4. 4. Execution of detention order
  5. 5. Power to regulate place and conditions of detention
  6. 6. Detention Orders not t o be invalid o r i noperative o n certain grounds
  7. 7. Powers in relations to absconding persons.
  8. 8. Ground of the detention order to be disclosed to the person detained
  9. 9. Ground of the detention severable
  10. 10. Constitution of Advisory Boards
  11. 11. Reference to Advisory Boards
  12. 12. Procedure of Advisory Boards
  13. 13. Action upon the report of Advisory Board
  14. 14. Maximum period of detention
  15. 15. Revocation of detention order
  16. 16. Temporary release of detained
  17. 17. Protection of action taken in good faith-
  18. 18. Repeal of Ordinance No. 1 of 1994

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