S.M. Datta.... Appellant vs State Of Gujarat &Anr. ... Respondents

The Supreme Court reiterated the principle established in Khwaja Nazir Ahmed's case that courts should not interfere with police investigations into cognizable offences, as per the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The Court emphasized that the police have the statutory right to investigate without judicial authority unless no cognizable offence is disclosed. The judgment affirmed that individual liberty must be balanced with the necessity of investigating disclosed offences, thereby upholding the integrity of the investigative process.