Power to regulate place and conditions of detention
Section 5 of the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1981 deals with power to regulate place and conditions of detention. Every person in respect of whom a detention order has been made shall be liable- (a) to be detained in such place and under such conditions, including conditions as to maintenance, discipline and punishment for breaches of discipline, as the State Government may, by general of special order, specify The Act was enacted on 23 Sep 1981.
Every person in respect of whom a detention order has been made shall be liable-
(a) to be detained in such place and under such conditions, including conditions as to maintenance, discipline and punishment for breaches of discipline, as the State Government may, by general of special order, specify ; and
(b) to be removed from one place of detention to another place of detention, within the State by order of the State Government.
Section 5, The Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1981 (Act 55 of 1981).
Questions about Section 5
What does Section 5 of the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act deal with?
Section 5 of the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act is headed "Power to regulate place and conditions of detention". Every person in respect of whom a detention order has been made shall be liable- (a) to be detained in such place and under such conditions, including conditions as to maintenance, discipline and punishment for breaches of discipline, as the State Government may, by general of special order, specify
How do I find court cases under Section 5 of the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act 5, section 5 Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, section 5 of the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
When was Section 5 of the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act enacted?
Section 5 of the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, cited as Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act 5, was enacted on 23 Sep 1981 as Act 55 of 1981. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 2. Definitions1646 words
- 7. Powers in relation to absconding persons477 words
- 3. Power to make orders detaining certain persons275 words
- 11. Procedure of Advisory Boards224 words
- 15. Temporary release of persons detained213 words
- 17. Detention orders against any slumlord, bootlegger, drug-offender or dangerous person to be made under this Act and not under National Security Act213 words
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