https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=192510 Preventive detention may be sustained where the detaining authority, on relevant material, is subjectively satisfied that a person in custody is likely to be released on bail and thereafter engage in prejudicial conduct affecting public order. Pending criminal prosecutions do not bar detention, because prosecution punishes past conduct while preventive detention aims to avert future harm. Incidents involving bomb throwing and firing in a public or densely populated area, creating panic and disturbing community tranquillity, were treated as affecting public order rather than a mere law and order dispute. The absence of an express public order allegation in the FIRs did not vitiate detention where other material, including supervisory notes, supported the satisfaction. The detention orders were upheld. en-us Tue, 13 Sep 1983 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 03 Jun 2017 15:12:02 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=192510 Preventive detention may be sustained where the detaining authority, on relevant material, is subjectively satisfied that a person in custody is likely to be released on bail and thereafter engage in prejudicial conduct affecting public order. Pending criminal prosecutions do not bar detention, because prosecution punishes past conduct while preventive detention aims to avert future harm. Incidents involving bomb throwing and firing in a public or densely populated area, creating panic and disturbing community tranquillity, were treated as affecting public order rather than a mere law and order dispute. The absence of an express public order allegation in the FIRs did not vitiate detention where other material, including supervisory notes, supported the satisfaction. The detention orders were upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 13 Sep 1983 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=192510