Section 60: Review Committees

Q: What does Section 60 of The Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002 (POTA) deal with?

Section 60 POTA pertains to "Review Committees". It is part of the The Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002, a legislation enacted by the Parliament of India. Section 60 of The Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002 (POTA) governs review Committees. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: Is Section 60 POTA still in force?

Yes, Section 60 of the The Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002 is currently in force across the Republic of India.

Q: What is धारा 60 POTA?

धारा 60 POTA is the Devanagari Hindi reference for Section 60 of the The Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002. Section 60 of The Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002 (POTA) governs review Committees. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: What is Dhara 60 POTA?

Dhara 60 POTA is the Roman Hindi reference for Section 60 of the The Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002. "Dhara" means "Section" in Hindi. Section 60 of The Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002 (POTA) governs review Committees. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: How to cite Section 60 of The Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002?

Cite as: "Section 60, The Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002 (POTA)" in legal briefs. For academic writing, use the BlueBook format: The Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002, § 60 (India).

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(1)

The Central Government and each State Government shall, whenever necessary, constitute one or more Review Committees for the purposes of this Act.

(2)

Every such Committee shall consist of a Chairperson and such other members not exceeding three and possessing such qualifications as may be prescribed.

(3)

A Chairperson of the Committee shall be a person who is, or has been, a Judge of a High Court, who shall be appointed by the Central Government, or as the case may be, the State Government, so however, that the concurrence of the Chief Justice of the High Court shall be obtained in the case of a sitting Judge:

Provided that in the case of a Union territory, the appointment of a person who is a Judge of the High Court of a State shall be made as a Chairperson with the concurrence of the Chief Justice of the concerned High Court.

(4)

[ Without prejudice to the other provisions of this Act, any Review Committee constituted under sub-section (1) shall, on an application by any aggrieved person, review whether there is a prima facie case for proceeding against the accused under this Act and issue directions accordingly.

(5)

Any direction issued under sub-section (4),

(i) by the Review Committee constituted by the Central Government shall be binding on the Central Government, the State Government and the police officer investigating the offence; and

(ii) by the Review Committee constituted by the State Government shall be binding on the State Government and the police officer investigating the offence.

(6)

Where the reviews under sub-section (4) relating to the same offence under this Act, have been made by a Review Committee constituted by the Central Government and a Review Committee constituted by the State Government, under sub-section (1), any direction issued by the Review Committee constituted by the Central Government shall prevail.

(7)

Where any Review Committee constituted under sub-section (1) is of opinion that there is no prima facie case for proceeding against the accused and issues directions under sub-section (4), then, the proceedings pending against the accused shall be deemed to have been withdrawn from the date of such direction.] [Inserted by Act 4 of 2004, Section 2 (w.r.e.f. 27.10.2003).]