Table of Contents Law Relating to Preventive Detention Preventive Detention Law Can't Be Invoked At The 'Drop Of A Hat'; Some Police Officers Curbing Liberty' : Supreme Court Preventive Detention Cannot Be Ordered Merely Because A Person Is Implicated In A Criminal Proceeding Preventive detention is an exceptional measure meant for emergency situations and should not be used routinely Detaining Authority Must Show Compelling Reasons for Preventive Detention
