Preventive Detention Act, 1950
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The Preventive Detention Act, 1950 was an early post-independence Indian law that empowered the government to detain individuals without trial for reasons of national security and public order.
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| Preventive Detention Act, 1950 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17954495 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Preventive Detention Act, 1950 Context triple: [Maintenance of Internal Security Act, relatedTo, Preventive Detention Act, 1950]
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Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946
The Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946 is the foundational Indian law that created the Delhi Special Police Establishment, which later evolved into the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), defining its powers, jurisdiction, and functioning.
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B.
Central Reserve Police Force Act, 1949
The Central Reserve Police Force Act, 1949 is an Indian law that formally constituted and governs the powers, duties, and administration of the Central Reserve Police Force as a federal armed police organization.
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C.
Prisons Act, 1894
The Prisons Act, 1894 is an Indian law that lays down the rules and regulations for the management, discipline, and administration of prisons across the country.
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D.
Punjab Jail Manual
The Punjab Jail Manual is a colonial-era regulatory code that detailed the rules, procedures, and administrative framework for managing prisons in the Punjab region under British India.
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E.
Decree No. 2 on detention without trial
Decree No. 2 on detention without trial was a notorious Nigerian military-era law that empowered the regime to detain individuals indefinitely without charge or judicial review, becoming a key instrument of political repression.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Preventive Detention Act, 1950 Target entity description: The Preventive Detention Act, 1950 was an early post-independence Indian law that empowered the government to detain individuals without trial for reasons of national security and public order.
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A.
Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946
The Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946 is the foundational Indian law that created the Delhi Special Police Establishment, which later evolved into the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), defining its powers, jurisdiction, and functioning.
-
B.
Central Reserve Police Force Act, 1949
The Central Reserve Police Force Act, 1949 is an Indian law that formally constituted and governs the powers, duties, and administration of the Central Reserve Police Force as a federal armed police organization.
-
C.
Prisons Act, 1894
The Prisons Act, 1894 is an Indian law that lays down the rules and regulations for the management, discipline, and administration of prisons across the country.
-
D.
Punjab Jail Manual
The Punjab Jail Manual is a colonial-era regulatory code that detailed the rules, procedures, and administrative framework for managing prisons in the Punjab region under British India.
-
E.
Decree No. 2 on detention without trial
Decree No. 2 on detention without trial was a notorious Nigerian military-era law that empowered the regime to detain individuals indefinitely without charge or judicial review, becoming a key instrument of political repression.
- F. None of above. chosen
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