Question

The constitution allows preventive detention but stipulates ………………………………………….
A. That no one should be detained beyond three months unless an Advisory Board authorizes detention beyond that period.
B. That the grounds for detention should be conveyed to the detenu before arresting him.
C. That the detenu must be produced before the nearest magistrate within a period of 24 hours of his arrest.
D. All of the above

Answer 1

Hint:Preventive detention is an action taken on grounds of suspicion that some wrong actions may be done by the person concerned. The constitution of India provides protection against preventive detention. The preventive detention law in India is enacted by the Parliament.

Complete answer:
Option A) that no one should be detained beyond three months unless an Advisory Board authorizes detention beyond that period. – is a correct answer because the constitution of India allows preventive detention but stipulates that no one should be detained beyond three months unless an Advisory Board authorizes detention beyond that period.
Option B) that the grounds for detention should be conveyed to the detenu before arresting him – is an incorrect answer because the Indian constitution allows preventive detention but does not stipulate that the grounds for detention should be conveyed to the detenu before arresting him. Thus, it is incorrect here.
Option C) that the detenu must be produced before the nearest magistrate within a period of 24 hours of his arrest. – is an incorrect answer because the Indian constitution allows preventive detention but does not stipulates that the detenu must be produced before the nearest magistrate within a period of 24 hours of his arrest.
Option D) all of the above – is an incorrect answer because the correct answer is the constitution of India allows preventive detention but stipulates that no one should be detained beyond three months unless an Advisory Board authorizes detention beyond that period.

Hence, the option A is the correct answer.

Note: Detention is the process whereby a state or private citizen lawfully holds a person by removing their liberty or freedom at that time.
The purpose of detention is to ensure the appearance of aliens at removal proceedings.
The words which are similar to detention are hindrance, arrest, liberation, retention, etc.