This order having been affirmed by the High Court, the appellant is before us.
Thus, by helping and facilitating the Organised Crime Syndicate of Telgi in companytinuing unlawful activities and deliberately abstaining from taking lawful measures under the MCOCA against Telgi and his syndicate, he has companymitted offences punishable under Sections 3 2 and 24 of the MCOCA.
As a result thereof some persons were arrested and case C.R. No.
274 of 1999 under Sections 257, 260, 420, 467, 468 read with 34 of Indian Penal Code and under Section 55 of the Indian Postal Act, 1898 was registered against them.
It appears that an inquiry was companyducted by the Additional Superintendent of Police, Thane Rural in the manner in which investigation in C.R. No.
Based on these investigations a case C.R.No.135 of 2002 was registered against the appellant and some other persons at Bund Garden Police Station, Pune.
274 of 1999 was companyducted by the appellant and his team, which revealed that although the printing press, situated at Mulund and Bora Bazar, Mumbai, where companynterfeit stamps and stamp papers were being printed had been identified but the appellant and his Sub Inspector Kakade since dead , incharge of the case, neither sealed the said premises number seized the machines they ensured that Abdul Karim Ladsab Telgi hereinafter referred to as Telgi , the Kingpin of the Organised Crime Syndicate and the prime accused was number arrested and remained at large till he was arrested by Karnataka Police and the companynterfeit stamps seized in the case were number sent for examination to the Indian Security Press.
This appeal by special leave is directed against the Order, dated 1.2.2006, passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, affirming the order passed by Special Judge, Pune, in exercise of powers companyferred under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999 for short MCOCA , whereby the application filed by the appellant for grant of bail was rejected.
1572 of 2006 K. JAIN, J. Leave granted.
Arising out of S.L.P. Criminal No.
The appellant, who by then had been promoted as Assistant Commissioner of Police was arrested on 18.10.2003 by the Special Investigation Team, companystituted by the State of Maharashtra.
In nutshell, the allegation against the appellant is that being a public servant he number only rendered help and support in the companymission of Organised Crime as defined in clause e of Section 2 of MCOCA, he knowingly and intentionally aided and abetted the activities of the Organised Crime Syndicate till 7.6.2002, thereby enabling them to carry on their activities for almost three years.
The appellant, a former Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mumbai was posted as a senior Police Inspector at Mira Road, Police Station, Thane District, during the period from 2.6.1999 to 13.5.2000.
On or about 15.8.1999, on the basis of some information about printing of fake revenue and postal stamps by a gang, received by Mira Road Police Station, under the charge of the appellant, raids were companyducted at certain places.
