In an interview explaining the ABC of preventive detention in India, and if there was anything legal or ‘constitutional’ about what was seen of police behaviour with citizens during the protest, senior advocate and well known voice on serious constitutional matters, including media law and free speech, and one of our finest lawyers, Nitya Ramakrishnan is in conversation with The Wire’s Editor. She answers basic questions on how we should look at the journey of ‘preventive detention’ in India? Have courts been fair in how they have characterised these protests and how the state behaved? Can we hope for a more robust democracy in the future? Note: The Delhi High Court proceedings that Nitya Ramakrishnan refers to as “coming by 6pm today” dismissed Neha Bora’s matter.