The Telangana Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Boot-leggers, Dacoits, Drug-Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders Land-Grabbers, Spurious Seed Offenders, Insecticide Offenders, Fertiliser Offenders, Food Adulteration Offenders, Fake Document Offenders, Scheduled Commodities Offenders, Forest Offenders, Gaming Offenders, Sexual Offenders, Explosive Substances Offenders, Arms Offenders, Cyber Crime Offenders and White Collar or Financial Offenders Act, 1986.

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THE TELANGANA PREVENTION OF DANGEROUS ACTIVITIES OF 
BOOT-LEGGERS, DACOITS, DRUG-OFFENDERS, GOONDAS, 

IMMORAL TRAFFIC OFFENDERS LAND-GRABBERS, SPURIOUS 
SEED OFFENDERS, INSECTICIDE OFFENDERS, FERTILISER 

OFFENDERS, FOOD ADULTERATION OFFENDERS, FAKE 
DOCUMENT OFFENDERS, SCHEDULED COMMODITIES 

OFFENDERS, FOREST OFFENDERS, GAMING OFFENDERS, 
SEXUAL OFFENDERS, EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCES OFFENDERS, 

ARMS OFFENDERS, CYBER CRIME OFFENDERS AND WHITE 
COLLAR OR FINANCIAL OFFENDERS ACT, 1986. 

(ACT NO. 1 OF 1986) 

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 

Sections 

1. Short title and extent. 

2. Definitions. 

3. Power to make orders detaining certain persons. 

4. Execution of detention orders. 

5. Power to regulate place and conditions of detention. 

6. Detention orders not to be invalid or in-operative on 
certain grounds. 

7. Power in relation to absconding persons. 

8. Grounds of order of detention to be disclosed to 
persons affected by the order. 

9. Constitution of Advisory Boards. 

10. Reference to Advisory Boards. 

11. Procedure of Advisory Boards. 

12. Action upon report of Advisory Board. 

13. Maximum period of detention. 

14. Revocation of detention order. 



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15. Temporary release of persons detained. 

16. Protection of action taken in good faith. 

17. Detention orders against any boot-legger, dacoit, 
drug-offender, goonda, immoral traffic offender 
Land-Grabber, Spurious Seed Offender, Insecticide 
Offender, Fertilizer Offender, Food Adulteration 
Offender, Fake Document Offender, Scheduled 
Commodities Offender, Forest Offender, Gaming 
Offender, Sexual Offender, Explosive Substances 
Offender, Arms Offender, Cyber Crime Offender 
and White Collar or Financial Offender to be made 
under this Act and not under National Security Act. 

 



1THE TELANGANA PREVENTION OF DANGEROUS 
ACTIVITIES OF BOOT-LEGGERS, DACOITS, DRUG-
OFFENDERS, GOONDAS, IMMORAL TRAFFIC 
OFFENDERS 2[LAND-GRABBERS, SPURIOUS SEED 
OFFENDERS, INSECTICIDE OFFENDERS, FERTILISER 
OFFENDERS, FOOD ADULTERATION OFFENDERS, FAKE 
DOCUMENT OFFENDERS, SCHEDULED COMMODITIES 
OFFENDERS, FOREST OFFENDERS, GAMING 
OFFENDERS, SEXUAL OFFENDERS, EXPLOSIVE 
SUBSTANCES OFFENDERS, ARMS OFFENDERS, CYBER 
CRIME OFFENDERS AND WHITE COLLAR OR FINANCIAL 
OFFENDERS] ACT, 1986. 
 

ACT No. 1 OF 1986. 
 

1. (1) This Act may be called the 3Telangana Prevention of 
Dangerous Activities of Boot-leggers, Dacoits, Drug-
Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders 2[Land-
Grabbers, Spurious Seed Offenders, Insecticide Offenders, 
Fertiliser Offenders, Food Adulteration Offenders, Fake 
Document Offenders, Scheduled Commodities Offenders, 
Forest Offenders, Gaming Offenders, Sexual Offenders, 
Explosive Substances Offenders, Arms Offenders, Cyber 
Crime Offenders and White Collar or Financial Offenders] 
Act, 1986. 
 
 (2) It extends to the whole of the State of 3Telangana. 

                                                           
1. The Andhra Pradesh Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Boot-
Leggers, Dacoits, Drug-Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders 
and Land-Grabbers Act, 1986 received the assent of the President on 
21.02.1986. The said Act in force in the combined State, as on 
02.06.2014, has been adapted to the State of Telangana, under section 
101 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 (Central Act 6 of 
2014) vide. the Notification issued in G.O.Ms.No.124, General 
Administration (Law & Order) Department, dated 17.03.2015. 
2. Substituted by Act No.13 of 2018 (w.e.f.17.06.2017). 
3. Substituted by G.O.Ms.No.124, G.A (Law & Order) Department, dated 
17.03.2015. 

Short title and 
extent. 



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2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- 
 
 (a) “acting in any manner prejudicial to the 
maintenance of public order” means when a boot-legger, a 
dacoit, a drug-offender, a goonda, an immoral traffic 
offender, 4[Land-Grabber, a Spurious Seed Offender, an 
Insecticide Offender, a Fertiliser Offender, a Food 
Adulteration Offender, a Fake Document Offender, a 
Scheduled Commodities Offender, a Forest Offender, a 
Gaming Offender, a Sexual Offender, an Explosive 
Substances Offender, an Arms Offender, a Cyber Crime 
Offender and a White Collar or Financial Offender] is 
engaged or is making preparations for engaging, in any of 
his activities as such, which affect adversely, or are likely to 
affect adversely, the maintenance of public order: 
 
 Explanation:- For the purpose of this clause public 
order shall be deemed to have been affected adversely or 
shall be deemed likely to be affected adversely inter alia, if 
any of the activities of any of the persons referred to in this 
clause directly, or indirectly, is causing or calculated to 
cause any harm, danger or alarm or a feeling of insecurity 
among the general public or any section thereof or a grave 
wide-spread danger to life or public health; 
 
 (b) “boot-legger” means a person, who distils, 
manufactures, stores, transports, imports, exports, sells or 
distributes any liquor, intoxicant drug or other intoxicant in 
contravention of any of the provisions of the 5Telangana 
Excise Act, 1968 and the rules, notifications and orders 
made thereunder, or in contravention of any other law for 
the time being in force, or who knowingly expends or 
applies any money or supplies any animal, vehicle, vessel or 
other conveyance or any receptacle or any other material 
                                                           
4. Substituted by Act No.13 of 2018 (w.e.f.17.06.2017). 
5. Adapted by G.O.Ms.No.162, Revenue (Excise-II) Department, dated 
10.09.2015. 

Definitions. 

Act 17 of 1968. 



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whatsoever in furtherance or support of the doing of any of 
the above mentioned things by himself or through any other 
person, or who abets in any other manner the doing of any 
such thing; 
 
 (c) “dacoit” means a person who either by himself or 
as a member of or leader of a gang commits or abets the 
commission of any of the offences punishable under 
sections 395 to 400 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; 
 
 (d) “detention order” means an order made under 
section (3); 
 
 (e) “detenu” means a person detained under a 
detention order; 
 
 (f) “drug-offender” means a person, who manufactures, 
stocks, imports, exports, sells or distributes any drug or 
cultivates any plant or does any other thing in contravention 
of any of the provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 
1940 or 6[the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, 
Act, 1985] and the rules, notifications and orders made 
under either Act, or in contravention of any other Law for the 
time being in force, or who knowingly expends or applies 
any money in above mentioned things by himself or through 
any other person or who abets in any other manner the 
doing of any such thing; 
 
 (g) “goonda” means a person, who either by himself or 
as a member of or leader of a gang, habitually commits, or 
attempts to commit or abets the commission of offences 
punishable under Chapter XVI or Chapter XVII or Chapter 
XXII of the Indian Penal Code; 
 

                                                           
6. Substituted by Act No. 23 of 1986. 

Central Act 45 of 1860. 

Central Act 61 of 1985. 

Central Act 45 of 1860. 

Central Act XXIII of 
1940. 



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 (h) “Government” means the State Government of 
7Telangana; 
 
 (i) “immoral traffic offender” means a person who 
commits or abets the commission of any offence under the 
Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act, 
1956; 
 
 (j) “land-grabber” means a person, who illegally takes 
possession of any land (whether belonging to Government, 
local authority or any other person) or enters into or creates 
illegal tenancies or lease and licence, agreements or any 
other agreement in respect of such lands; or who constructs 
unauthorised structures thereon for sale or hire, or give such 
lands to any person on rental or lease and licence basis or 
for construction or use and occupation of un-authorised 
structures or he knowingly gives financial aid to any person 
for taking illegal possession of such lands, or for 
construction of unauthorised structures thereon or who 
collects or attempts to collect from any occupier of such 
lands, rent, compensation, or other charges by criminal 
intimidation or who evicts or attempts to evict any such 
occupier by force without resorting to the lawful procedure; 
or who abets in any manner the doing of any of the above 
mentioned things; 
 
 (k) “unauthorised structure” means any structure 
constructed without express permission in writing of the 
appropriate authority under and in accordance with any law 
for the time being in force in the area concerned. 
 
 8[(l) “Spurious Seed Offender” means any person who 
manufactures, stocks, sells or distributes any adulterated 
seeds or adulterate the original seeds by mixing low quality 
                                                           
7. Substituted by G.O.Ms.No.124, G.A (Law & Order) Department, dated 
17.03.2015. 
8. Substituted by Act No.13 of 2018 (w.e.f.17.06.2017). 

Central Act 104 of 
1956. 



[Act No. 1 of 1986]  5 

seeds or change the packing with the name of well known 
brands or does anything in contravention of any of the 
provisions of the Seeds Act, 1966 and the rules, notifications 
and orders made thereunder or punishable under section 
420 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 who knowingly by 
himself or through any other person abets in any other 
manner the doing of any such things/offences; 
 
 (m) “Insecticide Offender” means any person who 
manufactures, stocks, sells or distributes the misbranded 
insecticides or does anything in contravention of any of the 
provisions of the Insecticide Act, 1968 or punishable under 
section 420 of the Indian Penal Code,1860 or who abets in 
doing such things/offences; 
 
 (n) “Fertiliser Offender” means any person who 
manufactures, stocks, sells or distributes the spurious 
fertiliser/fake fertiliser, whether it may be chemical fertilizer 
or bio-fertiliser, or does anything in contravention any of the 
provisions of the Fertiliser (Control) Order, 1985 or the 
Essential Commodities Act, 1955 or the offences punishable 
under section 420 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 or who 
abets in doing such things/offences; 
 
 (0) “Food Adulteration Offender” means any person 
who prepares or sells or stocks the adulterated food articles, 
low nutritional standard food articles or does anything in 
contravention of any of the provisions under the Prevention 
of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 or Food Safety and Standard 
Act, 2006 or under sections 272 & 273 of the Indian Penal 
Code, 1860 or who abets in doing such things/offences; 
 
 (p) “Fake Document Offender” means a person who 
makes any false document or part of a document with intent 
to cause damage or injury, to the public or to any person, or 
to support any claim or title, or to cause any person to part 
with property, or to enter into any express or implied 

Central Act 54 of1966. 

 
Central Act 45 of 1860. 

Central Act 46 of 1968. 

Central Act 10 of 1955. 

Central Act 37 of 1954. 

Central Act 34 of 2006. 



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contract, or commits the offences punishable under 
Chapter-XVIII of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 or who abets 
in doing such things/offences; 
 
 (q) “Scheduled Commodities Offender” means a 
person who does anything in contravention of any 
provisions of Telangana Scheduled Commodities Dealers 
(Licensing, Storage & Regulation) Order, 2016 or the 
commission of offences punishable under the Essential 
Commodities Act, 1955 or sections 406, 407, 408, 409, 417, 
418, 419 or 420 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 or who 
abets in doing such things/offences; 
 
 (r) “Forest-Offender” means a person, who commits or 
abets the commission of offences punishable under the 
Telangana Forest Act, 1967 or sections 51 and 52 of the 
Wild Life Protection Act, 1972 or under sections 379 to 402 
of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; 
 
 (s) “Gaming Offender” means a person who commits 
or abets the commission of offences punishable under the 
Telangana Gaming Act, 1974; 
 
 (t) “Explosive Substance Offender” means a person 
who commits or abets the commission of offences 
punishable under the Explosive Substances Act, 1908; 
 
 (u) “Arms Offender” means a person who commits or 
abets the commission of offences punishable under the 
Arms Act, 1959; 
 
 (v) “Sexual Offender” means a person who commits or 
abets the commission of offences in contravention of any of 
the provisions under the Protection of Child from Sexual 
Offences Act, 2012 or the offences punishable under 
sections 354, 354-A, 354-B, 354-C, 354-D, 376, 376-A, 376-
B, 376-D, 377 or 509 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; 

Central Act 10 of 1955. 

Act 1 of 1967. 

Act 27 of 1974. 

Central Act 6 of 1908. 

Central Act 54 of 1959. 

Central Act 32 of 2012. 



[Act No. 1 of 1986]  7 

 (w) “Cyber Crime Offender” means a person who 
commits or abets the commission of offences punishable 
under the Information Technology Act, 2000; 
 
 (x) “White collar offender” or “Financial Offender” 
means a person who commits or abets the commission of 
offences punishable under the Telangana Protection of 
Depositors of Financial Establishment Act, 1999 or under 
sections 406 to 409 or 417 to 420 or under Chapter XVIII of 
the Indian Penal Code, 1860.] 
 
3. (1) The Government may, if satisfied with respect to 
any boot-legger, dacoit, drug-offender, goonda, immoral 
traffic offender 9[Land-Grabber, Spurious Seed Offender, 
Insecticide Offender, Fertilizer Offender, Food Adulteration 
Offender, Fake Document Offender, Scheduled 
Commodities Offender, Forest Offender, Gaming Offender, 
Sexual Offender, Explosive Substances Offender, Arms 
Offender, Cyber Crime Offender and White Collar or 
Financial Offender] that with a view to preventing him from 
acting in any manner prejudicial to the maintenance of 
public order, it is necessary so to do, make an order 
directing that such person be detained. 
 
 (2) If, having regard to the circumstances prevailing or 
likely to prevail in any area within the local limits of the 
jurisdiction of a District Magistrate or a Commissioner of 
Police, the Government are satisfied that it is necessary so 
to do, they may, by order in writing, direct that during such 
period as may be specified in the order, such District 
Magistrate or Commissioner of Police may also, if satisfied 
as provided in sub-section (1), exercise the powers 
conferred by the said sub-section: 
 

                                                           
9. Substituted by Act No.13 of 2018 (w.e.f.17.06.2017). 

Power to make 
orders detaining 
certain persons. 

Central Act 21 of 2000. 

Act 17 of 1999. 



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 Provided that the period specified in the order made by 
the Government under this sub-section shall not in the first 
instance, exceed three months, but the Government may, if 
satisfied as aforesaid that it is necessary so to do, amend 
such order to extend such period from time to time by any 
period not exceeding three months at any one time. 
 
 (3) When any order is made under this section by an 
officer mentioned in sub-section (2), he shall forthwith report 
the fact to the Government together with the grounds on 
which the order has been made and such other particulars 
as in his opinion, have a bearing on the matter, and no such 
order shall remain in force for more than twelve days after 
the making thereof, unless, in the mean time, it has been 
approved by the Government. 
 
4. A detention order may be executed at any place in the 
State in the manner provided for the execution of warrants of 
arrest under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. 
 
5. 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 
Government may, by general or 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 
Government. 
 
6. No detention order shall be invalid or inoperative 
merely by reason,– 
 

Execution of 
detention orders.  

Central Act 2 of 1974. 

Power to regulate 
place and 
conditions of 
detention. 

Detention orders 
not to be invalid 
or in-operative on 
certain grounds 



[Act No. 1 of 1986]  9 

 (a) that the person to be detained thereunder, though 
within the State, is outside the limits of the territorial 
jurisdiction of the officer making the order; or  
 
 (b) that the place of detention of such person though 
within the State, is outside the said limits. 
 
7. (1) If the Government have, or an officer mentioned in 
sub-section (2) of section 3, has reason to believe that a 
person in respect of whom, a detention order has been 
made has absconded, or is concealing himself so that the 
order cannot be executed then the provisions of sections 82 
to 86 (both inclusive) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 
1973, shall apply in respect of such person and his 
property, subject to the modifications mentioned in this  
sub-section, and, irrespective of the place where such 
person ordinarily resides, the detention order made against 
him shall be deemed to be a warrant issued by a competent 
Court. Where the detention order is made by the 
Government, an Officer, not below the rank of District 
Magistrate or Commissioner of Police authorised by the 
Government in this behalf, or where the detention order is 
made by an officer mentioned in sub-section (2) of section 
3, such officer, as the case may be, shall irrespective of his 
ordinary jurisdiction, be deemed to be empowered to 
exercise all the powers of the competent Court under 
sections 82, 83, 84 and 85 of the said Code for issuing a 
proclamation for such person and for attachment and sale 
of his property situated in any part of the State and for 
taking any other action under the said sections. An appeal 
from any order made by any such officer rejecting an 
application for restoration of attached property shall lie to 
the Court of Session, having jurisdiction in the place where 
the said person ordinarily resides, as provided in section 86 
of the said Code. 
 

Power in relation 
to absconding 
persons. 

Central Act 2 of 1974. 



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 (2) (a) Notwithstanding anything contained in  
sub-section (1), if the Government have or an officer 
mentioned in sub-section (2) of section 3 has reason to 
believe that a person in respect of whom a detention order 
has been made has absconded or is concealing himself so 
that the order cannot be executed, the Government or the 
Officer, as the case may be, may by order notified in the 
10Telangana Gazette, direct the said person to appear 
before such officer, at such place and within such period as 
may be specified in the order. 
 
  (b) If such person fails to comply with such order, 
unless he proves that it was not possible for him to comply 
therewith, and that he had within the period specified in the 
order, informed the officer mentioned in the order of the 
reasons which rendered compliance therewith impossible 
and of his where abouts, or proves that it was not possible 
for him to so inform the officer mentioned in the order, he 
shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a 
term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with 
both. 
 
  (c) Notwithstanding anything contained in the said 
Code, every offence under clause (b) shall be cognizable. 
 
8. (1) When a person is detained in pursuance of a 
detention order, the authority making the order shall as 
soon as may be but not later than five days from the date of 
detention, communicate to him the grounds on which the 
order has been made and shall afford him the earliest 
opportunity of making a representation against the order to 
the Government. 
 

                                                           
10. Substituted by G.O.Ms.No.124, G.A (Law & Order) Department, 
dated 17.03.2015.  

Grounds of order 
of detention to be 
disclosed to 
persons affected 
by the order. 



[Act No. 1 of 1986]  11 

 (2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall require the authority 
to disclose facts which it considers to be against the public 
interest to disclose. 
 
9. (1) The Government shall, whenever necessary, 
constitute one or more Advisory Boards for the purposes of 
this Act. 
 
 (2) Every such Board shall consist of a Chairman and 
two other members, who are, or have been Judges or are 
qualified to be appointed as Judges of a High Court. 
 
10. In every case where a detention order has been made 
under this Act, the Government shall within three weeks 
from the date of detention of a person under the order, 
place before the Advisory Board constituted by them under 
section 9, the grounds on which the order has been made 
and the representation, if any, made by the person affected 
by the order, and in the case where the order has been 
made by an officer, also the report by such officer under 
sub-section (3) of section 3. 
 
11. (1) The Advisory Board shall, after considering the 
materials placed before it and, after calling for such further 
information as it may deem necessary from the Government 
or from any person called for the purpose through the 
Government or from the person concerned, and if, in any 
particular case, the Advisory Board considers it essential so 
to do or if the person concerned desires to be heard, after 
hearing him in person, submit its report to the Government 
within seven weeks from the date of detention of the person 
concerned. 
 
 (2) The report of the Advisory Board shall specify in a 
separate part thereof the opinion of the Advisory Board as to 
whether or not there is sufficient cause for the detention of 
the person concerned. 

Constitution of 
Advisory Boards. 

 

Reference to 
Advisory Boards. 

Procedure of 
Advisory Boards. 



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 (3) When there is a difference of opinion among the 
members forming the Advisory Board, the opinion of the 
majority of such members shall be deemed to be the 
opinion of the Board. 
 
 (4) The proceedings of the Advisory Board and its 
report, excepting that part of the report in which the opinion 
of the Advisory Board is specified, shall be confidential. 
 
 (5) Nothing in this section shall entitle any person 
against whom a detention order has been made to appear 
by any legal practitioner in any matter connected with the 
reference to the Advisory Board. 
 
12. (1) In any case where the Advisory Board has reported 
that there is, in its opinion, sufficient cause for the detention 
of a person, the Government may confirm the detention 
order and continue the detention of the person concerned 
for such period, not exceeding the maximum period 
specified in section 13 as they think fit. 
 
 (2) In any case, where the Advisory Board has reported 
that there is, in its opinion, no sufficient cause for the 
detention of the person concerned, the Government shall 
revoke the detention order and cause the person to be 
released forthwith. 
 
13. The maximum period for which any person may be 
detained, in pursuance of any detention order made under 
this Act which has been confirmed under section 12, shall 
be twelve months from the date of detention. 
 
14. (1) Without prejudice to the provisions of section 15 of 
11the Telangana General Clauses Act, 1891 a detention 
order may, at any time, be revoked or modified by the 

                                                           
11. Adapted by G.O.Ms.No.45, Law (F) Department, dated 01.06.2016. 

Action upon 
report of Advisory 
Board. 

Maximum period 
of detention. 

Revocation of 
detention order. 

Act 1 of 1891. 



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Government, notwithstanding that the order has been made 
by an officer mentioned in sub-section (2) of section 3. 
 
 (2) The revocation or expiry of a detention order shall 
not bar the making of a fresh detention order under section 
3 against the same person, in any case, where fresh facts 
have arisen after the date of revocation or expiry, on which 
the Government or an Officer, as the case may be, are or is 
satisfied that such an order should be made. 
 
15. (1) The Government may, at any time direct that any 
person detained in pursuance of a detention order may be 
released for any specified period, either without conditions 
or upon such conditions specified in the direction as that 
person accepts, and may, at any time cancel his release. 
 
 (2) In directing the release of any person under  
sub-section (1), the Government may require him to enter 
into a bond, with or without sureties, for the due observance 
of the conditions specified in the direction. 
 
 (3) Any person released under sub-section (1) shall 
surrender himself at the time and place and to the authority, 
specified in the order directing his release or cancelling his 
release, as the case may be. 
 
 (4) If any person fails without sufficient cause to 
surrender himself in the manner specified in sub-section (3) 
he shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a 
term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with 
both. 
 
 (5) If any person released under sub-section (1) fails to 
fulfil any of the conditions imposed upon him under the said 
sub-section or in the bond entered into by him, the bond 
shall be declared to be forfeited and any person bound 
thereby shall be liable to pay the penalty thereof. 

Temporary 
release of persons 
detained. 



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16. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie 
against the Government or any officer or person, for 
anything in good faith done or intended to be done in 
pursuance of this Act. 
 
17. On and after the commencement of this Act no order of 
detention under the National Security Act, 1980 shall be 
made by the Government or any of their officers under that 
Act in respect of any, boot-legger, dacoit, drug-offender, 
goonda, immoral traffic offender 12[Land-Grabber, Spurious 
Seed Offender, Insecticide Offender, Fertilizer Offender, 
Food Adulteration Offender, Fake Document Offender, 
Scheduled Commodities Offender, Forest Offender, Gaming 
Offender, Sexual Offender, Explosive Substances Offender, 
Arms Offender, Cyber Crime Offender and White Collar or 
Financial Offender] in the State of 13Telangana on the 
ground of preventing him from acting in any manner 
prejudicial to the maintenance of public order, where an 
order of detention may be or can be made against such 
person, under this Act. 
 

* * * 

                                                           
12. Substituted including marginal heading by Act No.13 of 2018 
(w.e.f.17.06.2017). 
13. Substituted by G.O.Ms.No.124, G.A (Law & Order) Department, 
dated 17.03.2015. 

Protection of 
action taken in 
good faith. 

Detention orders 
against any boot-
legger, dacoit, 
drug-offender, 
goonda, immoral 
traffic offender 
12[Land-Grabber, 
Spurious Seed 
Offender, 
Insecticide 
Offender, Fertilizer 
Offender, Food 
Adulteration 
Offender, Fake 
Document 
Offender, 
Scheduled 
Commodities 
Offender, Forest 
Offender, Gaming 
Offender, Sexual 
Offender, 
Explosive 
Substances 
Offender, Arms 
Offender, Cyber 
Crime Offender 
and White Collar 
or Financial 
Offender] to be 
made under this 
Act and not under 
National Security 
Act. 
Central Act 65 of 1980. 


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