The Telangana Preventive Detention Act, 1970
The Telangana Preventive Detention Act, 1970
The Telangana Preventive Detention Act, 1970 empowers the state government and designated authorities in Telangana to detain individuals without trial to prevent them from harming state security, disturbing public order, or disrupting essential public supplies and services. It applies to anyone in the state deemed a threat to these interests. The legislation matters because it grants broad powers of preventive detention while establishing procedural safeguards, such as requiring authorities to inform detainees of grounds for detention within five days and subjecting all detention orders to review by an independent Advisory Board. The maximum allowed detention under the law is twelve months.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
- 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 Board.
- 10. Reference to Advisory Board.
- 11. Procedure of Advisory Boards.
- 12. Action upon the report of the Advisory Board.
- 13. Maximum period of detention.
- 14. Revocation of detention orders.
- 15. Temporary release of persons detained.
- 16. Protection of action taken under the Act.
- 17. Continuance of detention orders made under the Preventive Detention Act, 1950.
- 18. Repeal of Ordinance 6 of 1969.
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