“I am not impressed with the submission that the magistrate did not follow proper procedure in the matter,” Justice J.B. Pardiwala said.

Narendra Modi, then Chief Minister of Gujarat, was accused of violating the election code when he addressed a press conference inside the polling booth in Ahmedabad where he had exercised his franchise on April 30. Mr. Modi had then also clicked a selfie, as he displayed the BJP’s election symbol lotus, on his mobile.

The Election Commission ordered the Gujarat police to initiate action against Mr. Modi. Subsequently, two FIRs were filed against him.