Preventive detention laws are increasingly becoming an issue of concern in India, as they are establishing a principle rather than an exception. Such a provision allows a person to be detained under suspicion without having any evidence against him. A few examples support this:

Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act: UAPA has made a favourite weapon in the hands of people to detain someone without sufficient evidence against him rather than accusing him of being a terrorist or having engaged in acts of sedition. -STATE LEVEL LAWS: Very much similar to the state of Jammu and Kashmir, they have Public Safety Act, under which people can be put up for prolonged detention without trial. These provisions are invoked for keeping some journalists and activists under extended detention. -PREVENTIVE DETENTION AS A TOOL OF PROTEST AND DISSATISFACTION SUPPRESSION: recently seen in a few cases, in which preventive detention was employed against protests or expressing discontent.

It is one of the ways to bring in keeping public order and security in the country. And misuse of this facility could infringe the essential rights of an individual and undermine principles of justice. The laws would have to be exercised with caution and with proper precautions to guard against misapplication and to ensure the protection of individual liberties.