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Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla suggested that the State police use legal options such as the National Security Act, 1980, which allows detention for a year without trial, against miscreants and troublemakers.
The National Security Act (NSA)
The National Security Act (NSA) of 1980 is an Indian law that allows for the preventive detention of people in certain cases. The act was introduced by the Indira Gandhi government in 1980 and came into effect on September 23, 1980.
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- The NSA is a preventive detention law that was enacted in 1980 to maintain public order and national security.
- Preventive Detention involves the detainment (containment) of a person in order to keep him/her from committing future crimes and/or from escaping future prosecution.
- Article 22 (3) (b) of the Constitution allows for preventive detention and restriction on personal liberty for reasons of state security and public order.
- Article 22(4) states that no law providing for preventive detention shall authorize the detention of a person for a longer period than three months.
- Maximum Time Limit of Detention
- The maximum period for which one may be detained is 12 months.
