Art. 21 · Part 3
Right Against Preventive Detention
निवारक नजरबन्दीविरुद्धको हक
Original Text
No person shall be held in preventive detention unless there is sufficient ground of existence of threat to sovereignty, territorial integrity, or public order.
💡 Plain Language Explanation
You cannot be locked up just because the government SUSPECTS you MIGHT do something wrong. Preventive detention is only allowed if there is a genuine threat to national security or public order — and even then, the law limits it to 6 months maximum.
🇳🇵 नेपाली व्याख्या
निवारक नजरबन्दीमा राख्न पाइँदैन जबसम्म सार्वभौमसत्ता वा सार्वजनिक व्यवस्थाको खतरा हुँदैन।
✅ Strengths
Protects against arbitrary detention — a common tool of authoritarian governments.
⚠️ Concerns
Police sometimes misuse preventive detention laws, especially against protesters and journalists.