order to attract the provisions of MCOCA,
involvement in organized crime by an organized crime syndicate in all the
three cases must be satisfied ... gang indulge in
activities of organized crime;
3. Punishment for organized crime. - (1) Whoever commits an offence of
organized crime shall -
(i) if such offence
part in continuing unlawful
activities and commission of organized crime on behalf of
organized crime syndicate headed by accused Guru
Satam. The investigation further revealed ... activity by
organised crime or organised crime
syndicate and the person being a
member of such organised crime or
organised crime syndicate, such charge-
sheet
Organized crime” means any continuing unlawful activity by an individual, singly or jointly, either as a member of an organized crime syndicate or on behalf ... obtained from commission of an organized crime or which has been acquired through the organized crime syndicate funds shall be punishable with imprisonment
whether the factum of
commission of offence of organized crime by an organized crime
syndicate can be culled out from the material placed before ... material reveals the commission of a crime which is
an organized crime committed by the organized crime syndicate.
In that, the prior approval
term "organized crime" as defined under the MCOC Act , while referring to the objective of the organized crime, takes within its import only ... organized crime" means any continuing unlawful activity by an individual, singly or jointly, either as a member of an organised crime syndicate
Though gambling may not by itself constitute an organized crime, an
organized crime syndicate may utilize the profits from the illegal activity
for other unlawful ... validly invoked as the petitioners have abetted organized crime by
rendering financial assistance to the organized crime syndicate by
taking on any potential losses from
makes organized crime an offence. Conspiring or attempting to commit or to abet an organized crime, harbouring a member of an organized crime syndicate, being ... organized crime punishable with imprisonment for life and fine. Organized crime is described in Section 2(e) as under:
2(e) "organized crime
running an organised crime syndicate whereas as per sanction
order he was merely a member of the organised crime syndicate. It means
that after investigation ... crime syndicate but he was merely a member of said
syndicate. There is nothing in charge-sheet to show who was running the
organised crime
revolved around what
was meant by continuing unlawful activity, organized crime
and organized crime syndicate. The definitions contained
in Section ... vagueness of any kind in the definitions of the
organized crime and organized crime syndicate
occurring in Section 3(e) and (f). It is true
terms "continuing unlawful activity", "organized crime" and "organized crime syndicate" as under:
2. Definitions. - (1) In this Act, unless ... with punishment for organized crime is as follows:
3. Punishment for organized crime.-(1) Whoever commits an offence of organized crime shall,-
(i) if such
