Article 23 – Right against preventive detention

No person shall be held under preventive detention unless there is sufficient ground to believe that there exits an immediate threat to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Nepal or public peace and order.

Family member or close relative of the person in preventive detention pursuant to clause (1) shall have to be immediately informed about his/her condition as provided for by law.

If an official is found to have held any person under preventive detention against the law and with malicious intention, such person shall be entitled for compensation as per the law.