SMT. AZRA FATIMA vs UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS

The Supreme Court upheld the detention of Syed Ali Raza Shafiq Mohammed under Section 3(1) of the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988, ruling that the detaining authority had sufficient grounds to believe that his release on bail would lead to further illicit activities. The Court found that the authority was aware of the detenu's antecedents in drug trafficking and the substantial quantity of narcotics seized during the raid. The petition challenging the detention was dismissed, affirming the legality of the preventive detention despite the detenu's prior incarceration and bail rejection.