T.V. Saravanan @ S.A.R.Prasana ... vs State Through Secretary And Another

The Supreme Court set aside the detention order under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas Immoral Traffic Offenders and Slum Grabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982, citing that the allegations against the appellant, while serious, did not amount to a disturbance of public order as required under Section 3(1) of the Act. The Court held that the acts were directed at individuals rather than the public at large, thus failing to meet the threshold for detention. The appeal was allowed, and the appellant was ordered to be released.