The State of Maharashtra filed an application seeking condonation of delay in filing a criminal revision against Dnyaneswar, who had been discharged by a Special Judge under Sections 3(1)(ii), 3(2) and 3(4) of the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act, 1999. The Special Judge held that more …
The applicants, accused of murder and related offences under the IPC, Arms Act and the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOC), sought regular bail after being in custody for over five years. The prosecution alleged that the accused participated in an armed unlawful assembly that murdered …
The Bombay High Court considered three bail applications filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, relating to a single criminal case (CR No. 554 of 2026) involving murder, conspiracy, and several other offences under the IPC, the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime …
The High Court considered three bail applications filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 by Omkar Pandurang Shendge, Deepak Lunda Kokate and Kartik Kailas Chavan in connection with CR No. 554 of 2026, which alleged offences including murder, attempt to murder, …
The Bombay High Court considered three bail applications filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, relating to a single criminal case (CR No. 554 of 2026) involving murder, conspiracy, and several other offences under the IPC, the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime …
The Bombay High Court considered a bail application filed under Section 439 of the Criminal Procedure Code for Mahadev alias Mahadya Ajay Gautam Thorat, who was charged with chain snatching under IPC Sections 392 and 411 r/w 34, and offences under MCOCA Sections 3(1)(II) and 3(4). The court noted …
Monu @ Tarun Bipin Tak, a 20‑year‑old, was arrested in July 2018 for murder under IPC 302 read with 34 and has been in custody for over four years without any trial proceedings. He filed a bail application under Section 439 of the CrPC after surrendering in July 2023. The Court examined the …
The applicant, Jatin @ Sonu Mukesh Mewati, was arrested in 2018 for serious offences under the IPC, Arms Act and other statutes and has been in custody for over four years without trial. He filed a bail application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, arguing that the …
The applicant, Akshay Uttam Bharti, sought bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, for offences including attempt to murder and violations under the IPC, Arms Act, Maharashtra Police Act and MCOCA. The FIR and CCTV footage indicated his involvement similar to another …
The High Court considered an application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed by Abhishekh @ Abhi Ramesh Tambe, who had been in custody for three years for offences including murder attempt, assault, and possession of arms. The prosecution argued that the …
Nanasaheb Shankarrao Gaikwad, a 75‑year‑old accused, sought regular bail for offences of cheating and forgery under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, 120(B), 34 of the IPC, the Registration Act and the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act. The prosecution alleged that he and family members …
Nanasaheb Shankarrao Gaikwad, a 75‑year‑old accused, sought regular bail for offences of cheating and forgery under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, 120(B), 34 of the IPC, the Registration Act and the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act. The prosecution alleged that he and family members …
Zakir Siraj Irani was convicted under IPC sections 394, 506(2) read with 34 and MCOC Act sections 3(1)(ii), 3(2) and 3(4), receiving five years on each count, two years on the intimidation charge and a total fine of Rs.15,30,000. He has completed the substantive imprisonment but remains incarcerated …
The applicant, Rahul Virendra Sharma, sought bail in a murder case involving alleged contract killing under Sections 302, 201, 212, 120B of the IPC, Sections 3, 25, 27 of the Arms Act and several provisions of the MCOC Act. The prosecution alleged that the applicant rode a bike with the gunman, …
The High Court considered the bail application of Sanjay Kashiram Mohite, who was charged under the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOC) and several provisions of the IPC for allegedly protecting a gang leader (A1) by filing a false police representation and receiving money. The …
The High Court considered an interim bail application filed by Riyas Vali Mohammed Shaikh, who was convicted under Section 120B(1) IPC and Sections 3(1)(I) and 3(2) of the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act for a 2011 shooting incident that resulted in two deaths. He was sentenced to life …
The applicant, Sagar Dattatray Patange, accused No.2 in a case involving multiple IPC offences and sections of the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act, has been in judicial custody since 18 February 2021 without any charge being framed. The applicant sought regular bail, arguing that the …
The Special Judge convicted Sonu Ananta Jadhav and co‑accused under IPC §§ 394, 506(2) read with § 34 and MCOC Act §§ 3(1)(ii), 3(2), 3(4), sentencing Jadhav to five years rigorous imprisonment on each count and a two‑year simple imprisonment, together with a total fine of Rs 15,30,000. Jadhav has …
The High Court considered a bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, by Vivek Rajesh Kharade, accused (Accused No. 7) in a Special MCOCA case for allegedly brandishing and firing a pistol in a public place on 20 June 2024. The applicant argued that …
The applicant, Kalim Rauf Sayyed, sought condonation of a 264‑day delay in filing an appeal under Section 12 of the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act, 1999, against a Special Judge's order dated 4 April 2024. The respondent, the State of Maharashtra, opposed the condonation, arguing that no …
Four petitioners, all in custody for offences under the IPC, Arms Act, Maharashtra Police Act and the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act, filed writ petitions alleging that their bail applications pending before the District Judge‑6 and Additional Sessions Judge, Pune, were unduly delayed. …
The applicant, Rajesh Shamlal Salunke, was charged with murder, conspiracy, and offences under the IPC, Arms Act, Maharashtra Police Act and MCOCA, alleged to have facilitated a contract killing by communicating with co‑accused and providing the scooter used in the crime. The prosecution relied on …
Karansingh Surjitsing Bhada applied for regular bail in a case of robbery and organized crime offences under IPC s.392 r/w s.34 and the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act. He has been in custody for over two years with no trial progress, while a co-accused with similar charges has been …
The State of Maharashtra alleged that the appellants were members of an organized crime syndicate operating the illegal "Mumbai Matka" gambling network. Police raided a gambling den, recorded confessions of several accused, including the appellants, by an Additional Superintendent of Police (Addl. …
Rambeer Shokeen was arrested on 1 December 2016 in connection with offences under the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act, 1999 (MCOCA) and the Arms Act. The prosecution filed an application on 28 February 2017 for an extension of time to file the charge‑sheet, which was pending when the …
Lt. Col. Prasad Shrikant Purohit, a serving Army officer, was accused of conspiring with others to plant a bomb in Malegaon in 2008, resulting in six deaths. The case was investigated first by the Anti‑Terrorist Squad (ATS) and later by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), leading to divergent …
The State prosecuted Vishwanath Maranna Shetty, accused No.9 in a Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA) case, alleging that he managed funds for an organised crime syndicate and abetted the murder of Farid Tanasha. The Special Court denied his bail application, but the Bombay High Court …
The appellant, Nilesh Dinkar Paradkar, was convicted under the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA) and the IPC based largely on voice identification of a recorded telephone conversation. The High Court upheld his conviction while acquitting the other accused, relying on the officer's …
Vinod G. Asrani and three others filed writ petitions challenging their prosecution under the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act, 1999 (MCOCA), arguing that no approval under s.23(1)(a) was obtained for investigating Asrani and that the subsequent sanction under s.23(2) was therefore …
The Supreme Court examined whether offences under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (including those committed during the period of the Essential Commodities (Special Provisions) Act, 1981) fall within the ambit of the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act, 1999 (MCOCA). It held that the 1955 …
The appellants, two police officers, were accused of colluding with a counterfeit stamp syndicate and of fabricating false cases against rival gang members. After the Supreme Court ordered the investigation to be transferred to the CBI, the officers were charged under the Maharashtra Control of …
The case arose from the investigation of a massive counterfeit stamp scam in which the former Pune Police Commissioner, Ranjitsing Sharma, was arrested under the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA) on allegations that he had helped and supported members of the organized crime …
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