(1) The State Government, may, at any time, 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 detenu under subsection (1), the State Government may require him to enter into a bond, with or without sureties, for the due observance of the condition 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 subsection 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.
16. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the State Government or any officer or person, for anything in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this Act.
Protection of action taken in good faith.
17. On and after the commencement of this Act, no order of detention under the National Security Act, 1980 (Central Act 65 of 1980) shall be made by the State Government or any of their officers under that Act in respect of any boot-legger, cyber law offender,[6] drug-offender, forest- offender,[2] goonda, immoral traffic offender, sand offender,[4] sexual-offender,[7] slum-grabber or video pirate[3] in the State of Tamil Nadu 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.
Detention orders against any boot-legger, cyber law offender[6], drugoffender, forestoffender, [2] goonda, immoral traffic offender, sand offender,[4] sexualoffender,[7] slumgrabber or video pirate[3] to be made under this Act and not under National Security Act.
[1] Act No.52 of 1986:- For the expression “Dangerous Drugs Act, 1930 (Central Act II of 1930)” the expression “the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (Central Act 61 of 1985)” are substituted.
Section 5A inserted.
In Section 14 – sub-section (2) substituted with sub-section (2) & proviso.
[2] Act No.1 of 1988:- Forest Offenders are added.
[3] Act No.32 of 2004:- Video Pirates are added.
[4] Act No.16 of 2006:- Sand Offenders are added.
[5] Act No.16 of 2008:- In section 2, clause (f) some texts are substituted.
[6] Act No.19 of 2014:- Cyber law offenders are added.
In section 2, clause (f) the expression ‘habitually’ omitted.
[7] Act No.20 of 2014:- Sexual-offenders are added.