DATTATRAY KRISHNAJI GHULE vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

The Supreme Court upheld the rejection of bail applications for police officers Hitendra Manohar Vichare and Dattatray Krishnaji Ghule under Sections 192, 217, 218, 263(a) IPC and Sections 3(1)(ii), 3(2), 3(3), 3(4), and 34 of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999 (MCOCA). The Court found substantial evidence of conspiracy and misconduct in their investigation of a counterfeit stamp case, justifying the denial of bail. The judgment reinforces the principle that police officers can be held accountable for aiding organized crime through negligence or complicity.