A remark by the Madras High Court in favour of strict action including invocation of the Goondas Act against farmers who set up illegal electric fences has become a cause of worry for them.
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While dismissing a habeas corpus petition filed by the wife of a pastor who was detained under The Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Goondas, Immoral.
As per NCRB data, in 2021, Tamil Nadu reported 1,775 detenues under preventive detention laws, which accounted for 51.2 percent of the total cases across the country, the Court was shocked to note.