The Telangana Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Boot-leggers, Dacoits, Drug-Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders Land-Grabbers, Spurious Seed Offenders, Insecticide Offenders, Fertiliser Offenders, Food Adulteration Offenders, Fake Document Offenders, Scheduled Commodities Offenders, Forest Offenders, Gaming Offenders, Sexual Offenders, Explosive Substances Offenders, Arms Offenders, Cyber Crime Offenders and White Collar or Financial Offenders Act, 1986.
telangana · 1986
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- S. 1Section 1 establishes the Telangana Prevention of Various Criminal Activities Act, 1986, and applies it to the whole state of Telangana.
- S. 2Section 2 defines terms related to various offenders and activities that threaten public order under the Telangana Prevention Act.
- S. 3Section 3 authorizes the government to detain individuals deemed dangerous to public order and allows district authorities to exercise this power.
- S. 4Section 4 allows detention orders to be executed anywhere in the state as per arrest warrant procedures under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
- S. 5Adapted by G
- S. 6No detention order shall be invalid or inoperative merely by reason,– Execution of detention orders
- S. 7Section 7 empowers authorities to treat absconding individuals under a detention order as fugitives and seize their property, with appeals to the Court of Session.
- S. 8Section 8 mandates that detained individuals must be informed of the grounds for their detention and given a chance to contest it within five days.
- S. 9Substituted by Act No
- S. 10Section 10 mandates the government to present detention grounds and representations to an advisory board within three weeks.
- S. 11Section 11 mandates the Advisory Board to submit a report on detained individuals within seven weeks, detailing whether detention is justified.
- S. 12Section 12 allows the government to confirm or revoke detention based on the Advisory Board's report.
- S. 13Substituted by G
- S. 14Section 14 allows revocation or modification of detention orders under the act.
- S. 15Section 15 allows temporary release of detained individuals with conditions, requiring them to surrender and pay penalties for non-compliance.
- S. 16Section 16 protects government officials and entities from legal actions for actions taken in good faith under the Act.
- S. 17Section 17 specifies detention orders for various offenders under this Act, not the National Security Act.
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