C.B.I. vs PRADEEP BHALCHANDRA SAWANT

The Supreme Court held that the High Court erred in granting bail to the respondent, a Deputy Commissioner of Police, under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), specifically Sections 3 and 24. The Court emphasized that connivance or deliberate inaction by a police officer facilitating organized crime constitutes an offence under Section 3 of MCOCA. The Court overturned the bail order, asserting that the High Court misinterpreted the legal provisions, thereby warranting intervention by the Supreme Court.