Preventive Detention
There are two types of preventive detention are:
1. Punitive detention as a punishment for a criminal offence. It occurs after an offence is actually committed, or an attempt has been made towards the commission of that crime.
2. Preventive detention means detention after someone is arrested. It is detention without any trial. The aim of this is to prevent suspected people from committing a crime. In simpler words, it means people can be detained solely on the grounds of suspicion. Whoever is arrested under preventive detention is governed according to preventive detention laws. The aim of preventive detention is to prevent people from committing crimes that can be thread full security of the nation or public order. There are several acts which govern preventive detention in India.
Article 22 of our Indian constitution governs provisions related to preventive detention. This article protects anyone and everyone who is detained or arrested. This means that this article has no rule to play until and unless someone or a group is arrested or imprisoned. The article comes into the picture only after arrest of the person or the group. It is important to mention that Article 21 and Article 22 works hand in hand in this situation.
Right to Freedom – [Articles19 – 22]
Right to Freedom (Articles 19 – 22): Right to Freedom is guaranteed by the Indian constitution. The Right To Freedom safegurds a person’s the right to live and work freely, without any interference from the state. The Right To Freedom is it ensures that all people are treated equally under the constitution and will have the equal rights in the state. It also protects the citizens from being arbitrarily detained or imprisoned. The article includes freedom to live a life full of dignity, freedom of speech as well as expression, freedom to form associations and many more such freedoms. The right to freedom is mentioned in the following articles – Articles 19, 20, 21, 21A and 22 of the Constitution of India.
Table of Content
- Right to Freedom
- Fundamental Rights
- Article 19
- Article 20
- Article 21
- Article 21 A
- Article 22
- Preventive Detention
- Significance of the Right to Freedom
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