16. Protection of action taken in good faith.—No suit or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Central Government or a State Government, and no suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any person, for anything in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this Act.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Power to make orders detaining certain persons.Section 4 · Execution of detention orders.Section 5 · Power to regulate place and conditions of detention.Section 6 · Detention orders not to be invalid or inoperative on certain grounds.Section 7 · Powers in relation to absconding persons.Section 8 · Grounds of order of detention to be disclosed to person affected by the order.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 16 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2019-01-18. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.