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The High Court considered three bail applications filed by Shrihari Hardas Chavan, Nagesh Vikram Bhosale and Siddesh Sadish Kale in connection with a robbery and assault case (Crime No.63 of 2025) for which they had earlier been granted bail under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. After the prosecution …
The High Court considered three bail applications filed by Shrihari Hardas Chavan, Nagesh Vikram Bhosale and Siddesh Sadish Kale in connection with a robbery and assault alleged to have occurred on 24‑25 January 2025, for which they were initially charged under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). …
Sagar Shrawan Bhosale was charged with multiple offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The investigation was transferred to CID and the Special Judge under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOC) granted a 60‑day extension on 08.04.2026 and a further 30‑day extension on …
The petitioners, owners of a rice‑milling business, challenged two FIRs (Crimes No. 181 and 182 of 2026) registered under the Essential Commodities Act, Petroleum Act, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). They sought quashing of the crimes and interim …
The petitioners, owners of a rice‑milling business, challenged two FIRs (Crimes No. 181 and 182 of 2026) registered under the Essential Commodities Act, Petroleum Act, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). They sought quashing of the crimes and interim …
The applicant, Sandip Pandurang Aadhatrao, was granted bail in a case involving serious offences under the IPC, Arms Act, Maharashtra Police Act and MCOCA, with a condition that he not enter the districts of Pune and Solapur except to attend trial dates. After being elected as a Corporator of …
The High Court considered bail applications filed by Pawan alias Tejas Kishor Sarode and Ravi Dnyandev Donagre, who were charged under several IPC sections, the Arms Act and MCOCA for alleged extortion, robbery and abetment of suicide that led to the victim's death. The prosecution alleged that the …
The applicant, Rutik alias Banty Devanand Londhe, accused No.2 in Crime No. 222 of 2021 (a Special MCOCA case), sought regular bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The charges included IPC sections 392, 394, 120(B) read with 34, Arms Act section 3(25) and MCOCA …
The High Court considered a bail application filed under Section 483 of the BNSS, 2023 by Kiran Aba Madane, accused No.5 in a case involving IPC Section 395 and MCOCA offences. The applicant sought bail on the ground of parity, arguing that co‑accused Nos.2 and 3 had been released on bail in similar …
The applicant, Sonu alias Onkar Bira Pukale, was charged with murder, conspiracy, and several other offences under the IPC, Arms Act, Maharashtra Police Act and the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act. He has been in custody since December 9, 2018, and the charge‑sheet has been filed but no …
Indra Lalbahadur Khatri, convicted under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, IPC Section 302 and the Arms Act for the murder of a driver named Arif on 17 May 2011, applied for suspension of his sentence and bail after serving over 13 years without remission. The prosecution opposed bail, …
The petitioners sought modification of bail condition No. 21(1) which required two solvent local sureties, arguing they could not find such sureties as they reside in Dehradun. The trial court had granted bail on 17.07.2026 with that condition. Relying on Supreme Court precedent in Girish Gandhi v. …
The applicants were arrested on 1 September 2025 for offences under Section 325 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act and the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. After a charge‑sheet was filed and bail granted, the prosecution invoked Sections 3(1)(ii) and 3(4) of …
The Bombay High Court considered a bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 by Sandip Ramesh Gangurde, who is one of fifteen accused in a case involving serious offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, the Arms Act …
The High Court considered a bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 by Kiran Dattatray Chavan, who was alleged to have aided co‑accused in fleeing the scene of a gang‑related crime involving multiple serious offences under the IPC, Arms Act, …
Pratik Anil Kand, accused No.3 in C.R. No.20 of 2022, was charged with offences including murder, attempt to murder, robbery, and organised crime under the IPC, Arms Act, Criminal Law Amendment Act, Maharashtra Police Act and MCOC Act. He had been in custody for 4 years, 8 months and 16 days with …
The applicant, Mayur Dinkar Nikam, sought anticipatory bail in connection with an alleged assault and threat against an informant on 15 March 2026. The prosecution alleged that Nikam, along with co‑accused, held the informant’s neck and threatened him with a scythe, asserting that the informant was …
The Bombay High Court considered a bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, for Swapnil Dnyaneshwar Suryavanshi, who was charged with offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Arms Act, Maharashtra Police Act, MCOC Act, and Criminal Law Amendment …
The High Court considered a bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, by Raju alias Raja Sangappa Gulkar, an 18‑year‑old accused in a case involving multiple offences under the BNSS, Arms Act, Criminal Law Amendment Act, Maharashtra Police Act and …
The Bombay High Court considered a bail application filed by Paramendra @ Gaurav Rajendra Sinha, who had been in custody for 7 years and 3 months for offences under IPC sections 396 and 120B, the Arms Act, and the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act. The State opposed bail, citing the gravity …
The applicant, Ravisingh Shamsingh Kalyani, filed a bail application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in connection with a case registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999. He is accused of house …
The applicant, Shantanu Dnyaneshwar Nisal, filed a criminal revision seeking the release of his Toyota Fortuner seized by police in a case under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). The prosecution alleged that the vehicle, without a number plate, was used by a co-accused to flee …
The applicant, Somnath @ Sana Raghunath Zanjar, was named in a supplementary statement to FIR No.64 of 2023 for offences including attempt to murder and organised crime, but the statement only alleged that he fled the scene. He had been in custody for over three years while other co‑accused had …
Aniket Madhukar Chandanshive was arrested for offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act and the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, and was later released on bail after a charge‑sheet was filed. The prosecution subsequently invoked Sections 3(1)(ii) and …
The appellant, Jagdishprasad Mohanlal Joshi, convicted under IPC and the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, was released on bail with a condition that he not leave India without court permission. He filed an interim application seeking permission to travel to Dubai and Kathmandu for family …
The applicants, Vicky Anil Gholap and others, filed a criminal application seeking quash of the charge-sheet filed against them under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999. The charge-sheet alleged offences of a serious nature and the applicants had fourteen prior antecedents. The …
Vinayak Ganesh Kapade appealed against the Special Court's refusal to grant bail in a murder and related offences case (Crime No.171 of 2023). The appellant, charged under multiple provisions of the IPC, Arms Act, Maharashtra Police Act, SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and the Maharashtra …
The appellant, Suryakant @ Pandit Dashrath Kamble, was convicted in a murder case (Crime No.171 of 2023) involving multiple offences under the IPC, Arms Act, Maharashtra Police Act, SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and MCOC Act. He sought bail, which the Special Court had denied. The appellant …
The applicant, Akash Singh, had been in custody for over seven years for offences under IPC sections 396 and 120B, the Arms Act, and MCOCA, with the trial still pending and only a fraction of witnesses examined. The State opposed bail, citing the gravity of the offences, the applicant's conduct and …
The Court considered a bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, relating to offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999. The prosecution’s case rested mainly on a Test Identification Parade …
The applicant, Akram Aslam Khan, filed a bail application under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking release in a case involving offences under IPC Sections 393 and 34 and the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act. Although the prosecution alleged him to be a gang leader, the …
The High Court considered a bail application filed by Dhanesh Maruti Thorat in a special MCOC case involving charges of murder, kidnapping, conspiracy, and violations of the Arms Act and the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act. The prosecution alleged that Thorat harboured the gang members …
The applicant, Aamir Chinya Aasir Khan, sought bail under Section 439 of the Cr.P.C. for offences including murder, attempt to murder, and several IPC and MCOC provisions. The prosecution presented eyewitness testimony, injury certificates, and seized weapons linking the applicant to the assault …
The applicant, Rajnikant @ Bunty Mohan Gaikwad, was charged under IPC sections 384, 341, 342 read with Section 34 and MCOCA sections 3(1)(ii), 3(2) and 3(4) for allegedly extorting Rs.15,000 from an informant on 3 January 2023. The informant claimed the accused forced him to transfer money via …
The Special Court convicted Chetan Yashwantrao Pagare and Aman Prakatsingh Jat for kidnapping, ransom demand and murder of 22‑year‑old Vipin Bafna, imposing death sentences. The State sought confirmation of the death penalty, while the appellants challenged the conviction on grounds of insufficient …
The Special Court convicted Chetan Yashwantrao Pagare and Aman Prakatsingh Jat for kidnapping, ransom demand and murder of 22‑year‑old Vipin Bafna, imposing death sentences. The State sought confirmation of the death penalty, while the appellants challenged the conviction on grounds of insufficient …
The Special Court convicted Chetan Yashwantrao Pagare and Aman Prakatsingh Jat for kidnapping, ransom demand and murder of 22‑year‑old Vipin Bafna, imposing death sentences. The State sought confirmation of the death penalty, while the appellants challenged the conviction on grounds of insufficient …
The applicant, Ganesh Shivaji Kale, was charged with harboring co‑accused who had committed dacoity and assault with intent to kill, under several provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Arms Act and MCOCA. He had been in custody for over a year, was not present at the time of the offence, …
The applicant, Darshan Uttam Dhonde, was charged in Crime No.233 of 2024 with offences including attempt to murder, criminal conspiracy, unlawful assembly, and violations under the Arms Act, Maharashtra Police Act and the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act. The prosecution alleged that on 7 …
The applicant, Amit Machhindra Shete, was charged in Crime No. 332 of 2024 for offences including robbery, criminal intimidation, and violations under the Arms Act, Criminal Law Amendment Act and MCOCA. The prosecution alleged that on 27 June 2024 the co‑accused attempted to rob a jewellery shop …
The High Court considered three bail applications arising from a single robbery and assault case (Crime No. 302 of 2023) in Nashik, where the accused were alleged to have intercepted a vehicle, smashed its glass, robbed the occupant, and assaulted him with a sickle. The prosecution alleged the …
The applicant, Mahadya @ Mahadev Dundappa Dindure, was granted bail by the High Court on 28 January 2026. The bail order failed to mention Sections 3(1)(ii) and 3(4) of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999, which were pleaded and listed in the charge‑sheet. The applicant’s counsel …
The applicant, Ratna Mithailal Barud, sought regular bail in a case involving murder, attempted murder, assault, extortion, criminal intimidation, and conspiracy under multiple statutes, including the IPC and the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act. The prosecution alleged that she conspired …
The High Court had earlier granted bail to the applicant, Nanasaheb Shankarrao Gaikwad, in a criminal bail application. The order dated 23 January 2026 omitted reference to Sections 3(1)(ii) and 3(4) of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999, which were pleaded and later incorporated …
The applicant, Rameshwar @ Monya Subhash More, was charged in Crime No.80 of 2024 for multiple offences including attempt to murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, and rioting, as well as violations under the Arms Act, Criminal Law Amendment Act, Maharashtra Police Act and the Maharashtra Control …
The appellant Raj Kumar was convicted of murder under Section 302 IPC based primarily on the identification by the injured eye‑witness, PW‑18, whose testimony was recorded via video‑link eight and a half years after the incident. The High Court upheld the conviction, relying on the witness's …
The appellant, Siddhant @ Sidharth Balu Taktode, was arrested under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999 and remained incarcerated for about five years without being produced before the trial judge on most of the 102 scheduled dates, and without charges being framed. The Special …
The State of Gujarat appealed against the High Court’s order granting bail to Sandip Omprakash Gupta under the Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime Act, 2015 (the 2015 Act). The key issue was whether an FIR under the 2015 Act could be maintained when no FIR had been registered against …
The appellant Abhishek Singh was charged under several IPC offences, the Arms Act and MCOCA after a proclamation declared him an absconder. The Additional Director General of Police and Commissioner of Police granted sanction for prosecution under MCOCA, which the appellant challenged before the …
The State of Maharashtra charged Pankaj Jagshi Gangar with offences under Sections 384, 386, 387 read with Section 34 of the IPC and under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) for running a matka business, funding an international gangster and being an active member of an organised …
The appellant, a mother‑in‑law, sought anticipatory bail after an FIR was lodged under Section 498A IPC and the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 alleging that her son had pronounced triple talaq on his wife. The Kerala High Court denied the bail application, prompting an …
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) sought to deny bail to Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali, accused No.10 in a case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) and several IPC offences, alleging he was a key fund‑raiser for terrorist activities. The Delhi High Court granted bail, …
The appellants were arrested in connection with a multi‑offence FIR and remanded to police/magisterial custody on 8 April 2018. The High Court, on 3 July 2018, ordered that the investigation be conducted by a gazetted officer of at least the rank of Additional Superintendent of Police and that a …
Sharad Hiru Kolambe was convicted under several IPC provisions (364A, 395, 397, 387) and three provisions of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) and sentenced to imprisonment, hefty fines and default imprisonment for non‑payment of those fines. After serving the substantive term …
The appellant, Dr. Subhash Kashinath Mahajan, a senior government official, was charged under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for refusing sanction to prosecute two senior officers who had made adverse entries in his service record. He sought anticipatory …
The Supreme Court examined appeals by the State of Maharashtra challenging the High Court’s setting aside of convictions under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). The High Court had held that merely filing numerous charge‑sheets and taking cognizance of past offences did not …
The appellants Sudarshan and others were convicted for the murder of two persons at a holiday resort, based on an FIR that was lodged at a police station outside the incident’s jurisdiction after the complainant first consulted an advocate 15 km away. The Supreme Court examined the abnormal conduct …
Mahipal Singh was accused of rigging entrance examinations for medical and veterinary courses and was charged under several IPC provisions. The CBI invoked Section 3 of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against him in four cases, leading to his remand under MCOCA. The Delhi High …
The accused, MD Hussain, was charged with offences under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and other statutes, and the investigation was taken over by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). He filed a bail application before a single judge of …
The State of Maharashtra transferred a group of under‑trial prisoners from Arthur Road Jail in Bombay to other jails, citing overcrowding and security concerns, and the jail authorities later used force to quell a disturbance involving some of those prisoners. The prisoners filed writ petitions …
The appellant, Sadhwi Pragnya Singh Thakur, was alleged to have been arrested on 10 October 2008 in connection with the Malegaon bomb blast and claimed that she was not produced before a magistrate within 24 hours, violating Article 22(1) and 22(2) of the Constitution, and that the charge‑sheet was …
The appellants challenged the constitutional validity of the phrase "promoting insurgency" in Section 2(1)(e) of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999, arguing that the State legislature lacked competence and that the provision conflicted with the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) …
The appellants were arrested under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999 and the Special Court granted two successive extensions of the investigation period, first to 21 August 2006 and then to 4 September 2006, after which the charge‑sheet was filed. The appellants filed a bail …
The case arose from a private complaint filed under Section 9(1) of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) alleging organised crime offences by senior police officials. The Special Court ordered an investigation, but the Bombay High Court Full Bench was split on whether such a …
The State of Maharashtra appealed against a Bombay High Court judgment that had struck down sections 13‑16 of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999 (MCOCA) and the words “or under any other Act” in section 21(5) as unconstitutional. The Supreme Court examined whether the State could …
The appellant, a senior police inspector, was charged under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) for allegedly facilitating a counterfeit stamp syndicate by failing to seal the printing press and arrest its kingpin, Telgi. The Special Judge and the High Court denied his bail, …
Chenna Boyanna Krishna Yadav, a former minister and advocate, was charged under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) for allegedly abetting Abdul Karim Telgi's counterfeit stamp syndicate. The High Court rejected his bail applications, relying on a recorded conversation between …
The appellant, a Deputy Superintendent of Stamps, was charged under the IPC and Sections 3(2), 3(5) and 24 of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) for allegedly aiding a large‑scale fake‑stamp racket. He had been in custody for over two years when the Special Court denied his bail …
The State of Maharashtra appealed against the Bombay High Court's order granting bail to six accused, including Sitaram Popat Vetal, in a murder case (Section 302 IPC) concerning the death of Hanumant Vithal Chaudhary. The High Court had released the accused on the ground that they were falsely …
The respondent, Ayesha Khan (also known as Bharati Chandmal Varma), was arrested on 1 April 2001 for several IPC offences and remanded on 2 April. During investigation, authorities discovered organised crime offences under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999 (MCOC) and obtained …
