The petitioner filed a criminal writ petition seeking to quash proceedings under several IPC offences (Sections 320, 364, 365, 201, 120-B read with 34) and the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act. No counsel appeared for the petitioner, and the respondent’s counsel informed the court that the …
The petitioners, Shaikh Mujahid Abdul Majid and others, filed a criminal writ petition seeking relief against the State of Maharashtra. The Court noted that an earlier order in Criminal Public Interest Litigation No. 15 of 2022, dated 13 March 2023, had addressed identical prayers and directed the …
Rohit Ashok Gawali challenged the cancellation of his bail by a Special Judge, which was based on invoking the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime (MCOC) Act under Section 439(2) of the CrPC. Gawali argued that the investigation, including the filing of a charge sheet, was complete and no further …
The High Court considered three bail applications filed by Shrihari Hardas Chavan, Nagesh Vikram Bhosale and Siddesh Sadish Kale in connection with a robbery on 24‑25 January 2025 and subsequent addition of offences under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOC Act). The applicants had …
Monusingh Jagdishsingh Bavari was arrested on 26-10-2022 and has been in pre‑trial custody for over nine years. He applied for bail, arguing that the trial has been delayed, the charge‑sheet lists 60 witnesses, and his prolonged incarceration violates his right to a speedy trial under Article 21. …
The petitioners sought modification of condition 26(b) of a bail order dated 17.07.2026, which required the applicant to furnish two solvent local sureties. The applicant, a resident of Dehradun, Uttarakhand, was unable to find local sureties despite efforts, and argued that the requirement violated …
The applicant, Jakir @ Zakir Hussain Sabir Ali Shaikh, filed an interim application seeking bail on medical grounds while pending in a Special Court under UAPA, NIA and MCOCA for a case registered in 2021. The applicant has been in custody since September 2021, charges have not been framed, and the …
The applicant, Nikhil Nitin Jagtap, was arrested in connection with a violent incident on 12 January 2022 that involved assault, murder and alleged participation in an organised crime syndicate, and was charged under multiple IPC sections, the Criminal Law Amendment Act, the Arms Act, the …
The applicant, Asad Jamshed Ali Khan, filed an interim application seeking condonation of a 98‑day delay in filing an appeal against an order dated 11 May 2026 passed by a Special Judge under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime (MCOC) Act. The appeal pertained to Special Case No. 7 of 2013 in …
Ganesh Bhausaheb Kale, accused No.10 in a case involving murder, conspiracy, extortion and organised crime offences, had been in custody for over five years and six months. He sought regular bail under Section 439 of the Criminal Procedure Code, arguing that his prolonged detention violated his …
Suresh Shamrao Shinde, convicted under sections 120(B), 385 and 34 of the IPC, appealed his conviction while the CBI appealed his acquittal in a Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime (MCOC) case. At the time of his 2015 arrest, several gold ornaments were seized and a panchanama was prepared. The …
The applicant, Amit Madhukar Bhogle, sought bail in a criminal appeal before the Bombay High Court. The Court examined his extensive criminal record, which includes multiple cases involving serious offences such as murder, attempt to murder, and violations of the Arms Act, many of which resulted in …
Abdul Rehman Abdul Gafoor Shaikh appealed a conviction under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act and the Indian Penal Code. He was released on bail in 2007 with his sentence suspended, and the court had directed that he could not leave Mumbai without prior written permission from the …
The petitioner, Ahmedbava @ Abu Bakr Barelvi, a convicted prisoner serving a sentence for serial bomb blasts, applied for parole to perform his mother's post‑death rituals after her death on 13‑08‑2026. The conviction had been confirmed by the Gujarat High Court and the petitioner was also facing …
The Central Bureau of Investigation appealed against the High Court's order granting bail to Deputy Commissioner of Police Pradeep Bhalchandra Sawant, who was arrested in the stamp‑paper scam and charged under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) for allegedly facilitating the …
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