When was the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act passed in India?

Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act was passed in 1978. It is a preventive detention law, under which a person is taken into custody to prevent him or her from acting in any manner that is prejudicial to “the security of the state or the maintenance of the public order.

Further Reading:

• NALSA – National Legal Services Authority of India
• Indian Polity Notes For UPSC