The High Court of Andhra Pradesh has held that an order of preventive detention classifying a person as a “Goonda” is rendered invalid if it takes into consideration an irrelevant offence that does not fall under the statutory definition, ruling that a single vicious ground is sufficient to vitiate the entire detention. A Division Bench
Inclusion Of Offence Outside IPC Under ‘Goonda’ Definition Vitiates Detention Order: Andhra Pradesh High Court
