MANOJ @ MORKHERI vs STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI

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* I N T H E H I G H CO U RT O F DE L H I AT NE W DE L H I Reserved on: February 18, 2026 % Pronounced on: March 10, 2026 + BAIL APPLN. 3374/2025 MANOJ @ MORKHERI ....Applicant Through: Mr. Sumeet Singh Shokeen, Mr. Bijender Kumar, Mr. Deepesh Shokeen and Mr. Nikhil Yadav, Advocates Versus STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Satish Kumar and Ms. Meenakshi Dahiya, APPs with Ms. Upasna Bakshi and Ms. Divya Bakshi, Advocates. Inspector Sandeep Tushir, NR-II, Crime Branch. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE JUDGMENT 1. By virtue of the present bail application under Section 483 read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), the applicant seeks regular bail in proceedings arising from FIR No.55/2016 dated 19.04.2016 registered at PS.: Crime Branch, Delhi under Sections 3(1)/3(4)/3(5) of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999 (MCOCA). 2. As per FIR, since 2003, the applicant and his associates, who are part BAIL APPLN. 3374/2025 Page 1 of 5 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:BABLOO SHAH Signing Date:10.03.2026 01:56:49 of a structured and well-organised crime syndicate, have been continuously involved in organized criminal activities across Delhi NCR and adjoining States. The syndicate operates as a structured and coordinated crime syndicate, planning crimes meticulously, assigning defined roles to members and executing operations in an organized manner, thereby creating widespread fear among the public in the region. 3. In view of the aforesaid sustained and continuing criminal activities, the present FIR came to be registered pursuant to a proposal seeking prior approval under Section 23(1)(a) of MCOCA, wherein it is alleged that the applicant, acting in concert with his associates, ever since