https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175321 Detention based on violent incidents was treated as relating to public order, not merely law and order, because the acts were alleged to further an extremist cause and had created insecurity and disruption in the locality. The pendency of criminal prosecution on the same facts did not by itself bar preventive detention, and detention could be ordered even where acquittal or discharge was anticipated. Delay in considering the detainee's representation was accepted as explained by prevailing administrative exigencies. The Act's power to detain for public order was also held consistent with its internal security purpose, since the long title could not narrow an express preventive detention provision. en-us Wed, 11 Oct 1972 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 18 Nov 2015 12:32:35 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175321 Detention based on violent incidents was treated as relating to public order, not merely law and order, because the acts were alleged to further an extremist cause and had created insecurity and disruption in the locality. The pendency of criminal prosecution on the same facts did not by itself bar preventive detention, and detention could be ordered even where acquittal or discharge was anticipated. Delay in considering the detainee's representation was accepted as explained by prevailing administrative exigencies. The Act's power to detain for public order was also held consistent with its internal security purpose, since the long title could not narrow an express preventive detention provision. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 11 Oct 1972 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175321