Question

what is meant by preventive detention?????​

Answer 1

Preventive detention is an imprisonment that is putatively justified for non-punitive purposes. A related, but different form of detention, is detention of suspects on remand. In contrast to preventive detention, detention of suspects must quickly be followed by a criminal charge (or happen after the charge)

Answer 2

Answer:

In Preventive Detention Act, people are arrested and detained on the apprehension to commit any offence in future and government made large scale arrests under this during emergency.