STATE OF U.P. vs SALEEM — Crl.A. No. 69/2001

Case Summary: STATE OF U.P. v. SALEEM (Crl.A. No. 69/2001) On January 12, 2001, the Supreme Court heard the State of U.P.'s appeal challenging the Allahabad High Court's order setting aside a detention order passed under Section 3(2) of the National Security Act against respondent Saleem. The Court held that the High Court erred in interfering with the detention, finding that even a single heinous offense in given circumstances may justify detention in the public interest, and that the detaining authority's subjective satisfaction cannot be questioned merely on grounds of insufficient materials. The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and set aside the High Court's order, restoring the detention order. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.