Where a person is detained in pursuance of a detention order which has been made on two or more grounds such detention order shall be deemed to have been made separately on such grounds and accordingly-
(a) Small such order shall not be deemed to be invalid or inoperative merely because one or some of the grounds are-
(i) Vaguet;
(ii) Non-existent;
(iii) Not relevant;
(iv) Not connected or non proximately connected with such person; or
(v) Invalid for any other reason whatsoever, and it is not therefore, possible to hold that the authority making the order would have been satisfied as provided in sub-section (1) of section 3 with reference to the remaining ground or grounds for making the detention order; and
(b) The authority making the order shall be deemed to have made the detention order after being satisfied as provided in sub-section (1) of section 3, with reference to the remaining ground or grounds.
(a) Small such order shall not be deemed to be invalid or inoperative merely because one or some of the grounds are-
(i) Vaguet;
(ii) Non-existent;
(iii) Not relevant;
(iv) Not connected or non proximately connected with such person; or
(v) Invalid for any other reason whatsoever, and it is not therefore, possible to hold that the authority making the order would have been satisfied as provided in sub-section (1) of section 3 with reference to the remaining ground or grounds for making the detention order; and
(b) The authority making the order shall be deemed to have made the detention order after being satisfied as provided in sub-section (1) of section 3, with reference to the remaining ground or grounds.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencementSection 2 · DefinitionsSection 3 · Power to make detention order-Section 4 · Execution of detention orderSection 5 · Power to regulate place and conditions of detentionSection 6 · Detention Orders not t o be invalid o r i noperative o n certain groundsSection 7 · Powers in relations to absconding persons.Section 8 · Ground of the detention order to be disclosed to the person detainedIndia Code, Government of India. Text fetched 13 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.