Legal Restrictions Used to Suppress Opposition to the Dabhol Power Project https://www.hrw.org/reports/1999/enron/enron4-0.htm

The state government has invoked several laws to restrict peaceful expression and assembly in Ratnagiri and surrounding districts. These include provisions under the Bombay Police Act, the Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Indian Penal Code.

The application of these laws against peaceful opponents of the Dabhol Power project represents a systematic effort on the part of the Maharashtra government to suppress freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in violation of international standards enshrined in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)

The methods used to implement the laws, in turn, violate international norms governing the conduct of law enforcement officers, most notably prohibitions against torture enshrined under the ICCPR and the United Nations Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials.