Bill To Check Thugs In Bengal Assembly On Monday, Allows Preventive Detention
GS2Polity · Governance · IR· Bills, Acts & ordinances· Prelims + Mains·
Why in news
The West Bengal government is tabling the West Bengal Public Safety and Control of Anti-Social Activities Bill, 2026, to empower authorities to use preventive detention against organized crime and syndicate leaders.
Background
The bill allows for preventive detention for up to one year for habitual offenders, syndicate leaders, and financiers. It includes a provision for an advisory board of former judges to review detention cases within a three-week timeframe.
Facts for Prelims
- Act / BillWest Bengal Public Safety and Control of Anti-Social Activities Bill, 2026
- FactMaximum period of preventive detention allowed under the proposed bill is one year.
- BodyThe bill proposes an advisory board comprising former judges to review detention cases.
- FactThe review period for detention cases by the advisory board is set at three weeks.
For Mains
Q. Critically examine the balance between state security and individual liberty in the context of preventive detention laws in India.
Dimensions to cover in your answer
- Judicial oversight: Ensuring the advisory board's independence from executive influence to prevent arbitrary detentions.
- Constitutional conflict: Balancing the state's power to maintain public order against Article 21 and Article 22 protections.
- Scope of offenses: Potential for over-reach if 'anti-social activities' are not strictly defined in the legislation.
Keywords: Preventive detention · Public order · Rule of law · Executive overreach · Due process
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