PREVENTIVE DETENTION A HARSH MEASURE, PERMISSIBLE ONLY WHEN ‘PUBLIC ORDER’ DISTURBED: SUPREME COURT
In the case, Arjun s/o Ratan Gaikwad vs the state of Maharashtra and Ors, the Supreme Court observed that preventive detention is a harsh action, which cannot be invoked against every slight breach of peace. Instead, the power can be invoked only when the proposed detainee’s action tends to disrupt