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Supreme Court Backs Preventive Detention Of Cyber Criminals. What It Means
Amid growing cyber threats across the country, the Tamil Nadu government adopted a strong approach by detaining cybercriminals under preventive detention laws.
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Ranya Rao Charged Under Anti-Smuggling Law, To Be Detained For Year: Sources
The Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 (COFEPOSA), has been invoked against arrested Kannada actress Ranya Rao in connection with a gold smuggling case, sources confirmed on Friday.
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Taliban Morality Ministry Dismisses Over 280 Men For Failure To Grow Beards
The Taliban's morality ministry has dismissed more than 280 members of the security force for failure to grow a beard and have detained more than 13,000 people in Afghanistan for "immoral acts" in the past year, officials said on Tuesday.
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"Curbing Liberty...": Court Slams Telangana Police For Using Detention Act
The Supreme Court criticised the Telangana police for using preventive detention law at the drop of a hat and said while the nation celebrates 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' to commemorate 75 years of Independence.
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Laws Of Preventive Detention Must Be Strictly Applied: Supreme Court
Laws on preventive detention are necessarily harsh and curtail the personal liberty of an individual who is kept behind bars without trial, and so the procedure prescribed should be strictly adhered to, the Supreme Court said.
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Drug Peddler Detained Without Bail For 1 year In Haryana: Police
The Haryana Police on Sunday said it has secured detention orders for a notorious drug peddler under a law which allows preventive custody of an accused without bail for a year.
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Anti-Drugs Agency Enhances Use Of Rarely Invoked Law To Stop Traffickers
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has issued an all- time high of 18 orders in the last about three months under the PITNDPS Act, a rarely invoked stringent law that allows preventive detention of habitual drugs-crime offenders for up to two years.
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Farooq Abdullah, 83, Detained Under Tough Public Safety Act
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah was on Monday charged under the Public Safety Act (PSA), a stringent law that enables detention without trial for two years. The senior politician had so far been under "unofficial" house arrest in Srinagar, where hundreds of politicians have been detained or arrested as part of the centre's a...
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Supreme Court Backs Preventive Detention Of Cyber Criminals. What It Means
Amid growing cyber threats across the country, the Tamil Nadu government adopted a strong approach by detaining cybercriminals under preventive detention laws.
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Ranya Rao Charged Under Anti-Smuggling Law, To Be Detained For Year: Sources
The Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 (COFEPOSA), has been invoked against arrested Kannada actress Ranya Rao in connection with a gold smuggling case, sources confirmed on Friday.
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Taliban Morality Ministry Dismisses Over 280 Men For Failure To Grow Beards
The Taliban's morality ministry has dismissed more than 280 members of the security force for failure to grow a beard and have detained more than 13,000 people in Afghanistan for "immoral acts" in the past year, officials said on Tuesday.
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"Curbing Liberty...": Court Slams Telangana Police For Using Detention Act
The Supreme Court criticised the Telangana police for using preventive detention law at the drop of a hat and said while the nation celebrates 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' to commemorate 75 years of Independence.
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Laws Of Preventive Detention Must Be Strictly Applied: Supreme Court
Laws on preventive detention are necessarily harsh and curtail the personal liberty of an individual who is kept behind bars without trial, and so the procedure prescribed should be strictly adhered to, the Supreme Court said.
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Drug Peddler Detained Without Bail For 1 year In Haryana: Police
The Haryana Police on Sunday said it has secured detention orders for a notorious drug peddler under a law which allows preventive custody of an accused without bail for a year.
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Anti-Drugs Agency Enhances Use Of Rarely Invoked Law To Stop Traffickers
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has issued an all- time high of 18 orders in the last about three months under the PITNDPS Act, a rarely invoked stringent law that allows preventive detention of habitual drugs-crime offenders for up to two years.
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Farooq Abdullah, 83, Detained Under Tough Public Safety Act
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah was on Monday charged under the Public Safety Act (PSA), a stringent law that enables detention without trial for two years. The senior politician had so far been under "unofficial" house arrest in Srinagar, where hundreds of politicians have been detained or arrested as part of the centre's a...
