Find the text of debates, with state legislatures discussing provisions of preventive detention laws, sourced through applications filed under the Right to Information Act, 2005 and translated to English.
Gujarat Text of Debates Translated To English

GUJARAT

Gujarat Text of Debates as Received under the RTI Act

GUJARAT

Himachal Pradesh Text of Debates As Received Under RTI Act

HIMACHAL PRADESH

Jammu And Kashmir Text of Debates As Received Under The RTI Act

JAMMU_KASHMIR

Karnataka Text of Debates As Received Under RTI Act

KARNATAKA

Karnataka Text of Debates Translated To English

KARNATAKA

Kerala Text of Debates as Received Under the RTI Act

KERALA

Kerala Text of Debates Translated to English

KERALA

Maharashtra Text of Debates As Received Under RTI Act

MAHARASHTRA

Maharashtra Text of Debates Translated To English

MAHARASHTRA

Meghalaya Text of Debates As Received Under RTI Act

MEGHALAYA

Odisha Text of Debates As Received Under RTI Act

ODISHA

Odisha Text of Debates Translated To English

ODISHA

Rajasthan Text of Debates As Received Under RTI Act

RAJASTHAN

Tamil Nadu Text of Debates Translated to English

TAMIL NADU

Tamil Nadu Text of Debates As Received Under RTI Act

TAMIL NADU

A web page which publishes legal resources on preventive detention laws across India to assist interested researchers and journalists. The materials have been sourced from publicly available records and from responses received against applications filed under the Right to Information Act, 2005.
Neha Singhal was crucial in conceptualising the project and 101 reporters assisted us with gathering information under the RTI Act, 2005. Saravu Services translated the text of the debates on preventive detention laws from official languages of the states to English. Kunal Agnihotri designed the webpages and Logicserve developed them.
Find the text of laws passed by the state governments which allow for preventive detention.
Andhra Pradesh Prevention Of Dangerous Activities Act, 1986

ANDHRA PRADESH

The Assam Preventive Detention Act, 1980

ASSAM

Bihar Control Of Crimes Act, 1981

BIHAR

The Gujarat Prevention Of Anti-Social Activities Act, 1985

GUJARAT

The Himachal Pradesh Preservation Of Forests And Maintenance Of Supplies Act, 1984

HIMACHAL PRADESH

Jammu And Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978

JAMMU AND KASHMIR

Jharkhand Control Of Crimes Act, 2002

JHARKHAND

The Karnataka Prevention Of Dangerous Activities Act, 1985

KARNATAKA

The Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 2007

KERALA

The Maharashtra Prevention Of Dangerous Activities Act, 1981

MAHARASHTRA

The Meghalaya Preventive Detention Act, 1995

MEGHALAYA

The Puducherry Prevention Of Anti-Social Activities Act, 2008

PUDUCHERRY

The Rajasthan Prevention Of Anti- Social Activities Act, 2006

RAJASTHAN

The Tamil Nadu Prevention Of Dangerous Activities Act, 1982

TAMIL NADU

The Telangana Preventive Detention Act, 1970

TELANGANA

The West Bengal (Prevention Of Violent Activities) Act, 1970

WEST BENGAL

The Orissa Prevention Of Dangerous Activities Of Communal Offenders Act, 1993

ORISSA

A web page which publishes legal resources on preventive detention laws across India to assist interested researchers and journalists. The materials have been sourced from publicly available records and from responses received against applications filed under the Right to Information Act, 2005.
Neha Singhal was crucial in conceptualising the project and 101 reporters assisted us with gathering information under the RTI Act, 2005. Saravu Services translated the text of the debates on preventive detention laws from official languages of the states to English. Kunal Agnihotri designed the webpages and Logicserve developed them.
Commissioned reports and summaries of landmark judgments on preventive detention.This section is incomplete and will be updated.
Neha Singhal, Scoping Study on Preventive Detention Laws

COMMISSIONED REPORT

Akila RS, Preventive Detentions under Tamil Nadu Goondas Act

COMMISSIONED REPORT

Murali Karnam, Preventive Detention in India- History and Practice

COMMISSIONED REPORT

Murali Karnam, Preventive Detentions in Andhra Pradesh

COMMISSIONED REPORT

Shrutanjaya Bhardwaj, Empirical Study Delay at the Madras High Court in Preventive Detention Cas

COMMISSIONED REPORT

Vipul Kharbanda, Analysis of the UP Gangsters

COMMISSIONED REPORT

Vipul Kharbanda, An Analysis of the National Security Act in its application in the State o

COMMISSIONED REPORT

A.K. Gopalan v. State of Madras, AIR 1950 SC 27

CASE BRIEFS

Shaik Hanif v. State of West Bengal, AIR 1974 SC 679

CASE BRIEFS

Abdul Latif Abdul Wahab Sheikh v B.K. Jha & Anr 1987 AIR 725

CASE BRIEFS

Mohd Yaqub v. State of Jammu and Kashmir, AIR 1968 SC 765

CASE BRIEFS

Vijay Narain Singh v State Of Bihar & Ors, 1984 AIR 1334

CASE BRIEFS

Haradhan Saha & Another vs The State Of West Bengal & Ors 1974 AIR 2154

CASE BRIEFS

Abdul Karim v. State of West Bengal, 1969 AIR 1028

CASE BRIEFS

Sambhu Nath Sarkar vs The State Of West Bengal & Ors 1973 AIR 1425

CASE BRIEFS

Hem Lall Bhandari vs State Of Sikkim And Others 1987 AIR 762

CASE BRIEFS

A.K. Roy v. Union of India, AIR 1982 SC 710

CASE BRIEFS

A web page which publishes legal resources on preventive detention laws across India to assist interested researchers and journalists. The materials have been sourced from publicly available records and from responses received against applications filed under the Right to Information Act, 2005.
Neha Singhal was crucial in conceptualising the project and 101 reporters assisted us with gathering information under the RTI Act, 2005. Saravu Services translated the text of the debates on preventive detention laws from official languages of the states to English. Kunal Agnihotri designed the webpages and Logicserve developed them.

Select Year

2017 2018 2019 2020

key

Persons Released
by Board

Persons in Custody
or in Detaintion at
the End of Year

Select Year

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Data sourced from annual editions of ’Crime in India’ and ‘Prison Statistics India’ on preventive detentions, published by the National Crime Records Bureau represented in an easy to understand format.

2017

National
Security
Act

COFEPOSA

ESMA

Prevention of
Black Marketing

5
1
10
0

FEMA

Goonda Act
(State & Central)

10946
2082
7425
16523

PIT NDPS Act

Other Detention Acts

2018

National
Security
Act

COFEPOSA

ESMA

0
0
2
0

Prevention of
Black Marketing

0
6
50
8

FEMA

Goonda Act
(State & Central)

PIT NDPS Act

Other Detention Acts

2019

National
Security
Act

COFEPOSA

ESMA

8
0
0
0

Prevention of
Black Marketing

14
1
1
7

FEMA

Goonda Act
(State & Central)

PIT NDPS Act

Other Detention Acts

2020

National
Security
Act

COFEPOSA

ESMA

72
0
0
0

Prevention of
Black Marketing

6
0
0
5

FEMA

Goonda Act
(State & Central)

PIT NDPS Act

Other Detention Acts

2000

A web page which publishes legal resources on preventive detention laws across India to assist interested researchers and journalists. The materials have been sourced from publicly available records and from responses received against applications filed under the Right to Information Act, 2005.
Neha Singhal was crucial in conceptualising the project and 101 reporters assisted us with gathering information under the RTI Act, 2005. Saravu Services translated the text of the debates on preventive detention laws from official languages of the states to English. Kunal Agnihotri designed the webpages and Logicserve developed them.