Don’t invoke preventive detention laws at the drop of a hat, State Public Prosecutor tells DGP
The State Public Prosecutor of Tamil Nadu has urged the DGP to limit the use of preventive detention laws, noting that many orders are being quashed by the High Court for misuse. The directive emphasizes that such laws should only be used in exceptional cases involving threats to public order.
Why it matters
This highlights a critical check on police power and the protection of individual civil liberties within the Indian legal system.
State Public Prosecutor Hasan Mohammed Jinnah has written to the Director General of Police (DGP) requesting him to instruct the Superintendents of Police (SPs) to not recommend the invocation of the preventive detention laws at the drop of a hat since most of the detention orders get quashed by the Madras High Court.
The article reports on a legal directive and judicial trends without taking a partisan stance.
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