Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the Preventive detention?

Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the Preventive detention?

A. Preventive detention is a necessary evil only to prevent public disorder.

B. The detention of a person cannot exceed three months unless advisory board reports sufficient cause for extended detention The board is to consist of judges of a high court.

C. Both A & B

D. None of these

Explanation:

The Supreme Court held in a judgment that preventive detention, the dreaded power of the State to restrain a person without trial, could be used only to prevent public disorder. Preventive detention is a necessary evil only to prevent public disorder. The detention of a person cannot exceed three months unless advisory board reports sufficient cause for extended detention The board is to consist of judges of a high court.