Ahmed Noormohmed Bhatti vs State Of Gujarat And Ors

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision rejecting the petitioner's challenge to the constitutionality of Section 151 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, affirming that the provision is not arbitrary or unreasonable and allows for detention for a limited period of 24 hours. The Court found that the petition lacked sufficient factual assertions to support the claim of unconstitutionality. Furthermore, the Court ruled that there was no basis for quashing the criminal proceedings against the petitioner, referencing the principles established in State of Haryana v. Bhajan Lal, [1992] Suppl. 1 SCC 335.