HC quashes preventive detention after authorities delay woman’s representations for months

The Punjab and Haryana high court quashed a woman’s preventive detention order. Authorities delayed informing her of her rights for forty-five days. Her representations to the government faced delays of three and five months. These significant delays violated constitutional safeguards under Article 22(5). The court ordered her immediate release unless held for other cases.
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