https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300267 Preventive detention under Rule 30 of the Defence of India Rules, 1962 may be sustained where antecedent criminal conduct reasonably indicates a likelihood of future activity prejudicial to public order. The detaining authority's subjective satisfaction is not open to reappraisal on the adequacy of material, but the Court may test whether the grounds are relevant, proximate to public order, and free from mala fides or collateral purpose. On the detenu's record of violent offences, breaches of peace, threats to witnesses, armed conduct, and repeated criminal acts, the nexus with public peace, safety, and tranquillity was found sufficiently close, and the detention order was upheld as valid. en-us Fri, 06 Aug 1965 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 20 Jan 2022 13:17:17 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300267 Preventive detention under Rule 30 of the Defence of India Rules, 1962 may be sustained where antecedent criminal conduct reasonably indicates a likelihood of future activity prejudicial to public order. The detaining authority's subjective satisfaction is not open to reappraisal on the adequacy of material, but the Court may test whether the grounds are relevant, proximate to public order, and free from mala fides or collateral purpose. On the detenu's record of violent offences, breaches of peace, threats to witnesses, armed conduct, and repeated criminal acts, the nexus with public peace, safety, and tranquillity was found sufficiently close, and the detention order was upheld as valid. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 06 Aug 1965 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300267