The Telangana Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Communal Offenders Act, 1984
The Telangana Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Communal Offenders Act, 1984
The Telangana Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Communal Offenders Act, 1984 empowers state authorities to preventively detain communal offenders to preserve public peace. It applies to individuals across Telangana who commit, attempt, or incite offences that promote hatred, enmity, or disharmony among different religious, racial, or social groups. The law establishes preventive detention procedures for up to six months, subject to review by an independent Advisory Board and mandatory disclosure of detention grounds. Additionally, it allows authorities to temporarily close printing presses publishing material likely to incite communal disharmony. This Act is crucial for maintaining social harmony, preventing communal violence, and safeguarding public order.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
- 2. Definitions.
- 3. Power to make an order detaining communal offenders.
- 4. Execution of detention order.
- 5. Power to regulate place and conditions of detention.
- 6. Detention orders not to be invalid or inoperative on certain grounds.
- 7. Power 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 Board.
- 11. Procedure of Advisory Board.
- 12. Action upon report of Advisory Board.
- 13. Revocation of detention order.
- 14. Temporary release of persons detained.
- 15. Protection of action in good faith.
- 16. Detention orders against communal offender under this Act and not under National Security Act, 1980.
- 17. Power to order closure of Press.
- 18. Repeal of ordinance No.5 of 1984.
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