Category: MCOCA
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Protection of witness, Confession, Attachment of Property under MCOCA
Confession Under MCOCA: Section 18: Certain Confessions Made to Police Officer to be Taken into Consideration: (1) Notwithstanding anything in the Code or in the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, but subject to the provisions of this section, a confession made by a person before a police officer not below the rank of the Superintendent of…
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Recording of Communication Under MCOCA
It was noticed that organized criminals in carrying out their criminal activities make extensive use of wire and oral communication. The interception of such communications to obtain evidence of the commission of crimes or to prevent their commission would be an indispensable aid to law enforcement and the administration of justice. In this article, we…
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Special Court Under MCOCA, 1999
Organized crime is defined as “those involved, normally working with others, in continuing serious criminal activities for a substantial profit, elsewhere”. The organized crime involves extortion, collection of protection money from rich businessmen, contract killing, kidnapping, film financing, human trafficking, human organ trafficking, drug trafficking, narcotics trafficking, smuggling and illicit trade in Arms and Ammunition.…
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The Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act, 1999
There is no society that is not confronted with the problem of criminality. Crime is eternal- as society itself. A crime is a universal phenomenon, and of primary concern to every member of human society. The concept of crime has undergone radical changes; it has, today, become multi-faceted, both qualitatively and quantitatively. Today, the norms…