KATHI RANING RAWAT vs THE STATE OF SAURASHTRA.

The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the Saurashtra State Public Safety Measures (Third Amendment) Ordinance, 1949, which empowered the State to constitute Special Courts for specific offences, including those under Sections 302, 307, and 392 of the Indian Penal Code. The Court ruled that the Ordinance did not violate Article 14 of the Constitution, affirming that the classification of offences for trial by Special Courts was valid and did not contravene the fundamental right to equal protection of laws. The majority opinion held that the procedural deviations from the Criminal Procedure Code were permissible under the Ordinance's framework.