Supreme Court of India

Ahmed Noormohmed Bhatti v. State of Gujarat and Ors.

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Reported as [2005] 2 S.C.R. 879
Bench N. Santosh Hegde, B.P. Singh and S.B. Sinha JJ.
Decided 16 March 2005

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Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 : Section 151-Constitutional validity of-Arrest and detention of person without an order from Magistrate and without warrant under Section 151- ·Held : Not arbitrary or ultravires the Constitutional provisions as the object thereunder is to prevent the commission of any cognizable offence-Constitution of India, 1950-Articles 21 and 22 . . . 4 Section 151-Criminal proceedings initiated by private party-Nothing to show that police officials abused their authority under Section 151_..:.Held I) : High Court rightly refused to quash the criminal proceedings.

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