Preventive arrest not for tackling law & order: SC

Holding that governments cannot resort to preventive detention as a “tool for enforcement of law and order”, the Supreme Court has ruled that a habitual offender cannot be put under detention because of his “habituality” of committing offences but only when he is seen as having the potential to cause “public disorder”.

Holding that governments cannot resort to preventive detention as a “tool for enforcement of law and order”, the Supreme Court has ruled that a habitual offender cannot be put under detention because of his “habituality” of committing offences but only when he is seen as having the potential to cause “public disorder”. from Times of India https://ift.tt/4ytdzC6